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Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?

A.his slaveholder, Sandford

B.his slaveholder’s widow

C.the federal government

D.the state of Missouri

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The answer is "his slaveholder's widow" on Edgenuit y.

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The correct answer is B) his slaveholder’s widow.

The individual who opposed Dred Scott in his court case was his slaveholder’s widow.

The Dread Scott sued to fight for his freedom in 1857. The case was known is court as Dred Scott v. Sanford. He claimed his liberty and the liberty of his family for having been lived in Illinois, where slavery was prohibited. However, the court decided against him stating that African Americans were not United States' citizens.

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