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Valentin [98]
3 years ago
12

What was the status of Dred Scott while living in the free state of Illinois?

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1 answer:
Savatey [412]3 years ago
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Technically he could be considered to be a freedman, because Illinois outlawed slavery. However, the Supreme Court ruled that his time spent in Illinois didn't change the fact that he remained a slave after his master died, so he was not empancipated, and thus was still a slave.


The answer is D: He was a slave.

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