he slave Dred Scott sued for his freedom because Responses A he was born a free man.he was born a free man. B he had lived in a free state.he had lived in a free state. C slavery violated the 13th Amendmentslavery violated the 13th Amendment D he had been freed by Pres. Lincoln.

Answer 1

Dred Scott sued for his freedom primarily because B) he had lived in a free state. Scott argued that his residence in free territories should grant him freedom from slavery. This case eventually reached the Supreme Court, which ruled against him in 1857, stating that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress did not have the authority to regulate slavery in the territories.