Amistad Case

The Amistad case was backed by many facts. The facts about where the Africans were from, and how they were brought to the United States. The lawyer for the Africans was a lawter named Baldwin. The trial took place in 1839. The African were kidnapped from their native tribes in Africa. Once kidnapped they were taken to Cuba and sold to the buyers. The buyers were Montez and Ruis. After they paid for them, the Africans were considered their property.

In conclusion, there were many facts to back up Baldwin's defense about the Amistad. The Africans were illegally bought and traded. This is a big help in guaranteeing their freedom.

7. The role

The treaty was a signed document that declared the friendship between Spain and the United States. Van Buren was trying to keep Spain happy and the court case was angering them because they claimed that the slaves on the Amistad belonged to them. In conclusion, President Van Buren was trying to keep the Queen Isabella II happy along with all of the southern plantation owners. While doing this, President Van Buren was angering abolitionist. He stuck to the Pinckney's treaty and had the a retrial.

8. The role Queen Isabella played in this case is trying to convince President Van Buren that the slaves were her property and they should be returned to her. Van Buren is not the only president she tried to do this with. Her motivation was to the slaves back. She also wanted to make sure that slavery still exists. Queen Isabella tried to use the Pinckney's treaty for leverage but all that Van Buren did was make the case have a retrial in the Supreme Court. Although Queen Isabella pleaded that the slaves were hers, the Supreme Court ruled that the slaves were kidnapped from Africa. Queen Isabella was an opposer to the slaves. Her argument still did not work, after 7 presidents.

Therefore, they were illegally bought. John Q. Adams also helped Baldwin represent the slaves. The basis for their argument is that slavery is illegal and they had the right to defend themselves. In conclusion, all of the arguments that backed the slaves were innocent persuaded the judges. The Supreme Court granted the slaves freedom. This means they could either stay in the United States or go back to Africa.

5. The case positively affected the abolitionist movement. Abolitionist are people who are against slavery. The abolitionist helped the Africans return home. The abolitionist do not support slavery so they are trying to have it abolished. This case sparked conflict between the north and south. The verdict of the case was in favor of the slaves. It granted them their freedom. Freeing the slaves is what the Abolitionist wanted. In conclusion the case positively affected the abolitionist movement. The Supreme Court backed their opinion on the slaves. They also granted the slaves their freedom.

13. Roger Baldwin's attitude toward the Africans changed through the the duration of the trials. When he was first called to help by the abolitionist, they were in shackles and very angry. This first impression made it seems like they were