The _________ case began with a suit filed in the Missouri courts by a man named Scott who was born into slavery and claimed that residence in Illinois made him free because slavery was _________ there. A jury decided _______ Scott, but the state Supreme Court disagreed. The Case went to the U.S. Supreme Court where President Buchanan pressured a judge to rule against Scott. The result was 7-2 ______ Scott, claiming no former enslaved person could be an American citizen.

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