By: ArthurThe Supreme Court ruled a case with Dred Scott, a slave that was brought into the free lands by his owner. Scott appealed that he was indeed free because he had crossed the border between slave and free states. Scott himself could not be tried as a citizen, but treated as property. Chief Justice Taney claimed that if slaves were to be free after the borders, then property would be taken away by Congress. Scott was ruled to remain a slave because the Fifth Amendment protected property, in this case, Dred Scott. His trial was tried in 1854 and the case was closed on March 6th, 1857. The judges claimed that even though it took three years for them to come to a verdict, Dred Scott was never able to sue in the United States courts. Before the case had opened, many thought that they could limit slavery in the states. The final verdict of the case expanded the slaveholder's rights into free states. The verdict by the Justice was implanted onto the reasoning of the national law.
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ReplyDeleteSome of the sentences are a bit hard to read. In addition, It would have been better if you had gone a bit further and explained about the Northern and Southern reactions. A very informative post, however, with a good flow of events. Your picture was a good idea. Nice Job.
ReplyDeleteI like that you had a picture. It was short but had a lot of good info. :)
ReplyDeleteYou condensed all the important info into one paragraph which was short but informative. I like the picture you added as well. One thing for next time is work on making the sentences flow better but overall good job
ReplyDeleteI like how your summary is short and to the point, but still has all the important facts about the case.
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