The Amistad Case
Published on Feb 05, 2016
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The Amistad Case
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in 1839, 53 illegally bought African slaves were
put on a ship to be enslaved in America.
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However, the Africans revolted on the ship
and were then intercepted by an american bigade
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they were taken to Long Island and thrown in jail
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while they were being tried, former president John Quincy Adams
defended them. saying that they are free because they were captured illegally
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The court agreed and the Africans were free
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