Thesis Statement

Have you ever wondered how America would be different if the Dred Scott v. Sandford case had never happened? Well, that just happens to be what I am going to write about.

Overuse Injuries

Overuse injuries are common in children who play sports. Fortunately for kids, they heal fast. An overuse injury should be treated using the RICE technique at first, and treated by a doctor if it gets worse. They can be treated with anything from medicine to surgery.

Facts For Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott Decision (United States Supreme Court):
     Dred Scott was a slave living in Missouri who was owned by Dr. John Emerson. He married Harriet Robinson. After his master died, Scott tried to buy himself from Mrs. Emerson.

Scott v. Sandford:
     The entire Dred Scott case lasted 11 years (from April 6, 1846 to April 6, 1857). In 1850, Scott was declared free, but three years later, the Supreme Court repealed it. Not many people know that the case included Dred's wife, Harriet.

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857):
      Dred Scott lost his case 7-2. Two months later, Emerson sold the Scotts to the Blow family, who freed them later that year. Popular sovereignty was also rejected during the case, which meant that states could not ban slavery.

The Dred Scott Decision:
     Nobody knows Dred Scott's exact date of birth. He died a year after he was freed. Slavery was banned seven years after Scott's death.

The Dred Scott Decision:
     Dred Scott had two daughters named Eliza and Lizzie. Eliza and Harriet died a few years after Dred. John Emerson died in 1843.

Wow... I was done fast! It only took me 5 measly hours.
    

Back Off, Bullies!

There are many different kinds of bullies. Here are two:

• Direct bullying- Physical or verbal action taken to hurt someone.
• Indirect bullying- Doing things like excluding someone, or gossiping.

Tips to keep bullies away:

1. Look confident.
2. Be funny.
3. Ignore them. Just walk away.

If you are being bullied, get help!

Sea Squirts, Lancelets, etc.

Sea Squirt-
The sea squirt is a marine animal from the class Ascidiacea and subphylum Urochordata. They are stuck to a surface and live there forever. Sea squirts are hermaphroditic. They start their life out with a notochord, which dissolves later.

Another animal from Urochordata:

(Sea Tulip)

Lancelet-
Lancelets are translucent, and are shaped kind of like a fish. They have notochords for their entire life. Lancelets have cirri in front of their mouths for sensing and filtering water. They don't have a respiratory system, they breathe through their skin.

More from Cephalochordata:

(Hagfish)



The New and Improved Bibliography

Cozzens, Lisa. "Dred Scott: Introduction." Www.watson.org. 31 Oct. 1999. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/scott/>.

"Dred Scott Decision (United States Supreme Court) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/171273/Dred-Scott-decision>.

"Dred Scott." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html>.

"Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. 2005. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar09.html>.

Gunderson, Cory Gideon. The Dred Scott Decision. Edina, MN: Abdo Pub., 2004. Print.

KERMIT L. HALL. "Scott v. Sandford." The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Apr. 2011 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

 Lukes, Bonnie L. The Dred Scott Decision. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1997. Print.

5 Dred Scott v. Sandford Sources

Cozzens, Lisa. "Dred Scott: Introduction." Www.watson.org. 31 Oct. 1999. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/scott/>.

"Dred Scott." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html>.

"Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. 2005. Web. 02 Apr. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar09.html>.

Gunderson, Cory Gideon. The Dred Scott Decision. Edina, MN: Abdo Pub., 2004. Print.

Schweikart, Larry. Seven Events That Made America America: and Proved That the Founding Fathers Were Right All along. New York: Sentinel, 2010. Print.

10 Questions About the Dred Scott Case

1. When did this happen?
2. Who was involved?
3. What was the case about?
4. Why was this case important?
5. Who was Dred Scott?
6. Where did this happen?
7. How long did the case take?
8. Who was on the supreme court then?
9. Who won?
10. How is the outcome viewed today?

Answers:

1. April 6, 1846 - March 6, 1857
2. Dred and Harriet Scott, John and Irene Emerson, and John Sanford.
3. Dred Scott and his wife trying to sue for their freedom.
4. The case was important because it prvented states from banning slavery.
5. Dred Scott was a slave from Virginia who was owned by Dr. John Emerson in Missouri.
6. In the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
7. 11 years.
8. John McLean, James M. Wayne, John Catron, Peter V. Daniel, Samuel Nelson, Robert C. Grier, Benjamin R. Curtis, John A. Campbell, and Roger B. Taney.
9. Sanford.
10. Badly for most people because it was a major setback in abolishing slavery.

Dred Scott v. Sandford

The court case I have chosen for my English assignment is Dred Scott v. Sandford.