Question

shaped many americans opinions about slavery.
in 1857, the supreme court made an important decision about slavery in the case dred scott v. sandford. dred scott was an enslaved person who argued that he should be free.
the following map shows two places where dred scotts master took him to live in the 1830s.
look at the map. then answer the question below.
the united states, 1836
based on the map, why did dred scott believe he should be free after living at these two places?
fort snelling and fort armstrong were both in free states.
fort armstrong was in a free state and fort snelling was in a free territory.
fort snelling and fort armstrong were both in slave states.
fort armstrong was in a slave territory and fort snelling was in a free state.

Explanation:

By cross-referencing the map's legend and the locations: Fort Armstrong is in a blue (free state) area, and Fort Snelling is in a yellow (free territory) area. This matches the reasoning for Dred Scott's claim to freedom, as living in free areas was the basis of his argument.

Answer:

Fort Armstrong was in a free state and Fort Snelling was in a free territory.