Dred Scott Case

Dred Scott was born into slavery in Virginia. He then traveled Westwar into St. Louis with his mater, Peter Blow. He stayed with his master for almost thirty years. Then, his mater died, and Scott was sold to an army surgeon named John Emerson. John Emerson was then transferred Wisconsin. There Scott married Harriet Robinson. The Scotts moved back to St. Louis in 1842. A year after tat, Emerson died and the Scotts now belonged to Mrs. Emerson. Dred Scott attempted to buy his freedom from Mrs. Emerson, but she refused. After this, Scott sued her for his freedom in a Missouri court. An interesting fact is that shortly after the case in Missouri court, Mrs. Emerson sold the Scotts to her brother, who lived in New York. Because of this, the Scotts were able to take the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court heard Dred Scotts' case in February of 1856. The decision was made in March of 1857.  The decision said that the Scotts were non-citizens and that they couldn't appear before the court. Also, the decision pretty much canceled the Missouri Compromise. The Dred Scott case allowed slavery in non-slave states.