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Kay [80]
3 years ago
8

Dred Scott was the plaintiff (the person who sued the defendant) in this case. Why did he sue the Emersons and John Sanford? Wha

t was his goal?
History
1 answer:
navik [9.2K]3 years ago
7 0
He was trying to claim he was no longer a slave because his master had taken him to states in which slavery was illegal.

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