Dred Scott case

             In 1855, a slave and his master moved up north for work. The slave, Dred Scott, worked diligently under his master for 2 full years before a question came into his mind. He was living in the north, where slaves were supposedly free. He ended up trying to sue his master for his freedom in 1857. This case reached the supreme court before a decision was made. The chief justice and other supreme court rulers decided that: no he would not be freed because he was a slave and not a citizen, and only citizens can sue. This angered northerners very much because it officially meant that slavery could exist even where it was outlawed. It also raised a heated public debate on the constitutionality of this ruling.


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