Dred And Harriet Scott 2
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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DRED AND HARRIET SCOTT
IMPORTANT COUPLE LEADING UP TO THE CIVIL WAR
Dred and Harriet Scott were both slaves when they met and married at Fort Snelling in 1836.
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They were later brought from Minnesota to Missouri in the 1840s.
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In 1846 the Scott's sued for freedom. They claimed they had lived in a free territory, so they were free.
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In 1857 the Supreme Court ruled against the Scotts and refused to give them their freedom.
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Many Southerners thought this now meant that their right to hold slaves was protected forever. . Northerners feared slavery would spread if they didn't do something about it.
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