n towards America
iii) After over a month at sea the ship was captured
(1) Lt. Gendey aboard the Washington
(a) Captures ship and takes it to Culloden Point on Long Island
ii) Judge decides to put the slaves in jail till September 19, 1839
i) Judge Johnson starts inquiry where the Amistad was captured
ii) Actual hearing held in Hartford, Connecticut
(1) November 19, 1839 to January 13, 1840
iii) Judge Johnson rules that the slaves are free
v) Judge Johnson confirms his decision
vi) Case appealed to the supreme court
(a) Case begins on February 22, 1841
vii) Supreme court confirms that the slaves are free
i) This is a halfway house till they are prepared to return to Africa
b) They set sail for Sierra Leone, West Africa
c) They reach the home land in January 1842
a) Were people's thoughts of Slavery affected
i) Did it really make a difference in slave laws?
i) The rebellion on the Amistad was not out of hatred for the sailors, but was self defense
The word Amistad means "friendship" and this is quite ironic since the Amistad was built for slavery. (Pesci, 48) The Amistad was one of the most daring and successful attempts by slaves to escape the horrible grasp of slavery. The Amistad was a slave ship built in Baltimore, Maryland, and sold to the Spanish government and chartered in Cuba during the 18th century; it was one of the most utilized slave ships of its time. (Pesci, 48-50) During the year of 1839, the Amistad and its crew made a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to the Puerto Principle in Cuba. (Martin 25-33) After the Tecora, another slave ship, reached Africa and picked up the slaves for transportation, the ship made a new course to Havana, Cuba, where they would transfer their slaves to the Amistad. After this transfer took place, they set sail heading for the Puerto Principle, and during this short trip, the captives gained contr
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