Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an enslaved African whose master had taken him into free territory before returning with him to Missouri. Dred Scott, with the assistance of abolitionists, sued for his freedom, claiming that since he had spent time in a free state, he was free. The case ended up proceeding all the was to the Supreme Court. On March 6, 1857, the verdict was declared by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. He stated that because African American's were not citizens, they did not have the right to utilize the court system to sue someone.
The Dred Scott Case, by its indirect verdict, ended up causing more trouble because the verdict caused political arguments. It did this by stating that the federal government did not have the right to deny the ability to have slavery in the new western territories.
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