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Week 2 Assignment 2-2 Final Project Milestone One

Week 2 Assignment 2-2 Final Project Milestone One

Q In Milestone One, you will identify a relevant historical topic and explain why the topic is significant. Then, you will develop a research question related to your chosen topic that you hope to answer in this assignment and will help to guide your research. Finally, you will identify at least one potentially useful primary source and at least one potentially useful secondary source, using proper citation format.

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Historical topic chosen: Dred Scott Decision (1857) Significance: The ruling stated that even if a slave has resided or resides in a state where slavery was prohibited, he would not be considered free. Moreover, the ruling stated that the African Americans would not be considered as the US citizens. It also declared the Missouri Compromise (1820) as unconstitutional.