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Dred Scott
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There have been several cases in the history of the Supreme Court that have had a powerful impact on both the highest court of the land and the history of the United States. The decision can definitely be included in this category of monumental cases that changed the course of American history. Un ....
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....s, Dred was sold to Dr. Emerson, an army surgeon. He and Scott traveled through Illinois and Minnesota. When Dr. Emerson died , was sent back to St. Louis to Mrs. Emerson. This was when Scott argued that under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, the fact that he and Dr. Emerson lived in Illinois and Minnesota made him a free man. The Missouri Compromise did not allow slavery in whatever territory that remained from the Louisiana Purchase north of a specific line, 36o 30' of north latitude.
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