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1.Dred Scott was the plaintiff (the person who sued the defendant) in this case. Why did he sue the Emersons and John Sanford? What was his goal?
2.Summarize the basic argument that Scott's lawyers used to support his case. Did Dred Scott have reason to believe that he would win his case?
3.Why was a new case brought to the federal court system? What circumstances made the case a federal question?
4.How do you think the bitter political climate of the day affected Dred Scott's chances of winning his case?

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