Supreme Court Cases - Dred Scott vs Sanford

Dred Scott v. Sanford is a popular case in United States History. It set precedence for the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, the amendments that solely relates to African Americans. Dred Scott, a slave in 1857 declared his right to be free under the Supreme Court. In 1839 Scott and his master moved to Missouri, which was a slave state. Four years later, a U.S. army surgeon named Dr. John Emerson bought Scott and moved him …

…my stand against slavery. Once Scott moved into a free state I believe that he should be free from there and on. If his claims of false imprisonment were true, he should become free. In Illinois, there was no slavery and Scott was there so that would make him a free slave. He was able to stay there but his master brought him back to a slave state that he didn't want to be in.