<h2><u>Answer:</u></h2>
The correct option is C (Dred Scott)
<h3><u>Explanation:</u></h3>
Dred Scott was a slave and social lobbyist who served a few experts previously suing for his opportunity. His case made it to the Supreme Court (Dred Scott v. Sandford) before the American Civil War.
The American Civil War was a war battled in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South. The Civil War is the most considered and expounded on scene in U.S. history.
<span>FDR attempted to explain how the Depression had come about and, more importantly, how he believed the nation, under his leadership, could overcome it (or "defeat" it, since he heavily emphasized the battle metaphor). The key tone for sunny OPTIMISM, which would be his hallmark.
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