Scott (sk t), Dred 1795?-1858. American slave who sued for his liberty after spending four years with his master in a territory where slavery had been banned by the Missouri Compromise. The resulting decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (1857) declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional because a slave could not be taken from a master without due process of law. |
| Scott, Robert Falcon 1868-1912. British explorer who reached the South Pole (January 1912) only to find that Roald Amundsen had discovered the spot one month before. |
| Scott, Sir Walter 1771-1832. British writer of ballads and historical novels, a genre he developed. His works include Waverley (1814) and Ivanhoe (1819). |
| Scott, Winfield 1786-1866. American general. A hero of the War of 1812, he captured Veracruz, defeated Santa Anna, and captured Chapultepec during the Mexican War (1846-1848). |
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| Noun | 1. | Scott - award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) |
| 2. |  Scott - English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) | |
| 3. |  Scott - United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) | |
| 4. |  Scott - British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) | |
| 5. |  Scott - United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) |
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