The Dred Scott Court Case involved Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Scott sued for his freedom, claiming that his time residing in free states should have made him a free man. The Court ultimately ruled against Scott, stating that enslaved individuals were property and could not be considered citizens, leading to increased tensions over the issue of slavery. This event took place in the United States, specifically in the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Dred Scott Case is important to Georgia's history as it contributed to the intensification of tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery, ultimately leading to the American Civil War.
