What happened to Dred Scott shortly after the Supreme Court issued its ruling?
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Correct answer: He was purchased and freed by his original owner's family
The Blow family, who were the children of Scott’s original owner and had supported his legal fees, purchased Scott and his family from John Sanford and manumitted them. Scott lived as a free man for about 18 months before dying of tuberculosis.
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