Amistad

Amistad In the beginning of the movie Amistad, slave hunters abducted a big group of Africans from Sierra Leone in Africa and shipped them to Cuba to be messd. The Africans were purchased by Spanish men and put aboard a ship called Amistad. This abduction and interchange violated treaties that then existed, because you could not be bought or transmit as a slave unless you were a natural-born slave, which they were not. During the journey overseas, the Africans seized the ship, killed the depute crewmembers, and ordered the remaining crew to sail to Africa. Not overmuch later, the Amistad was seized by a U.S. ship.

The two Spanish men were freed and the Africans were lock on charges of murder. President Van Buren was in favor of convicting the Africans, because he was warned that if the Africans were set free, it would start a civil war. So when the federal court judge seemed to be leaning towards the African?s side, Van Buren impeached him and replaced him with a new young judg...If you want to lave out a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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