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__ was a slave who was taken by his owner to the free states of Illinois and Wisconsin . When he got back to the slave state of Missouri, he sued the state based on the belief that his time spent in the free states made him a free man. The court ruled __ him. Silas Johnson Against Silas Johnson, For Dread Scott, Against Dread Scott, For
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Dred Scott sued the state of Missouri, arguing that his time in free states made him a free man. The court, however, ruled against him.