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Who was Dred Scott? a) an enslaved person who sued for his freedom b) an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy c)an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers d)a slaveholder who was sued by an
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Who was Dred Scott?

a) an enslaved person who sued for his freedom
b) an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy
c)an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers
d)a slaveholder who was sued by an enslaved worker

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A. Dred Scott was a slave owned by an army surgeon based in Missouri. In 1846 Scott sued his masters widow for freedom on the grounds that the laws of Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory barred slavery. 
User Maarij Bhatti
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 I would say the answer is A, because he did sue for his freedom it was just unsuccessful. 
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