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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 3 • RS AZ-US History A

What was Scott’s argument for freedom?

Answer
A
Slavery was illegal in the North.
B
His slaveholder had granted him freedom by taking him North.
C
When Scott lived on free soil, he became free.

Explanation

Scott argued that living in free territory made him free. He and his family had lived in places where slavery was prohibited, so he claimed that his time on free soil had ended his enslaved status. This matches the choice that says he became free while living on free soil.

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