Question

Which of the following options best describes why Dred Scott argued that he and his wife should be free?

Since their enslaver had passed away, they should be considered free.
Since they had lived in states and territories that banned Slavery, they should be considered free.
They had worked long enough that they had earnede thier freedom.
Since the Constitution did not require slavery, they should be free.

Answer 1

"Since they had lived in states and territories that banned slavery, they should be considered free."

He based his suit on having lived for periods in free jurisdictions (e.g., Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory), arguing that that residence made him and his wife free.