History Essay 3 To 5 Pages

State of Missouri vs. Celia, a Slave (1855) and Dred Scott vs. Sanford (1857) were significant court decisions involving two slaves that had resided in Missouri. Using the two sources below, write an essay that: describes the court ruling of both cases; analyzes the significance of both cases on the rights of slaves and slaveholders; establishes the consequences of the cases on the greater conflict over slavery in Western Expansion, Missouri, and Kansas Territory in the 1850’s.