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Create one political cartoon image for "Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) 🧾 About Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man, sued for his freedom. Argued that living in free territories (Illinois and Wisconsin) made him a free man. The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court. 📆 Key Events 1846: Dred Scott files a lawsuit in Missouri. 1850: Missouri court rules in Scott’s favor. 1852: Missouri Supreme Court overturns ruling. 1857: U.S. Supreme Court (Chief Justice Roger B. Taney) rules: Scott is not a U.S. citizen; cannot sue in federal court. Congress has no power to ban slavery in U.S. territories. Declares the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. 📣 Impact Major victory for pro-slavery forces. Deepened national divisions over slavery. Galvanized abolitionist movement. Fueled tensions leading to the Civil War (1861). Later overturned by the 14th Amendment (1868), granting citizenship to all born in the U.S."

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