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The "story" of Dred Scott is a decade-long struggle for freedom that ultimately helped spark the American Civil War.

: Under the legal principle of "once free, always free," the Scotts argued that their residence in free territory made them legally free. While they won an initial trial in 1850, the decision was overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court. Dred.7z

: It declared that the federal government could not prohibit slavery in any U.S. territory, effectively making the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. The "story" of Dred Scott is a decade-long