Amistad Trial
Jeany Sulpha
Eng 101 CW 1
Gail Lighthipe
06 April 2009
The Amistad Trial
The Amistad Trial, also known as United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad, was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner Amistad in 1839 (Jones). The Amistad Case is part of The Freedom Trial consisting of four cities
Farmington, Mystic, New Haven, and Hartford. In 1839, fifty-three Mendi Africans who were bound for slavery in Cuba aboard the ship Amistad took over the vessel under the leadership of Joseph Cinque (Jones). Before the Amistad slaves, slaves were legally recognized as property of Connecticut until 1848. It had been illegal to import slaves in the United States since 1808. The Amistad Case was argued in the Supreme Court in The United States from February 22nd until March 2, 1841(Jones). The first Amistad trial was concerned with charges of murder, mutiny, and piracy of the Africans aboard the Amistad (Jones). The first trial was no surprises. The court ruled they had no jurisdiction, because the claims happened in Spanish waters (Owens) The second Amistad trial was the civil case that was tried before District Judge Andrew Judson (Linder). According to Wikipedia, The abolitionists filed charges of assault, kidnapping, and false imprisonment against Ruiz and Montez. The trial began on November 19, 1839 in Hartford. The ruling states;
In detail, the District Court ruled as follows: *It rejected the claim of the U.S. Attorney, argued on behalf of the Spanish minister, for the restoration of the slaves. * It dismissed the claims of Ruiz and Montez. * It ordered that the captives be delivered to the custody of the President of the U.S for transportation to Africa, since they were, legally frees.
I felt that the trail was not just because the
Eng 101 CW 1
Gail Lighthipe
06 April 2009
The Amistad Trial
The Amistad Trial, also known as United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad, was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of slaves on board the Spanish schooner Amistad in 1839 (Jones). The Amistad Case is part of The Freedom Trial consisting of four cities
Farmington, Mystic, New Haven, and Hartford. In 1839, fifty-three Mendi Africans who were bound for slavery in Cuba aboard the ship Amistad took over the vessel under the leadership of Joseph Cinque (Jones). Before the Amistad slaves, slaves were legally recognized as property of Connecticut until 1848. It had been illegal to import slaves in the United States since 1808. The Amistad Case was argued in the Supreme Court in The United States from February 22nd until March 2, 1841(Jones). The first Amistad trial was concerned with charges of murder, mutiny, and piracy of the Africans aboard the Amistad (Jones). The first trial was no surprises. The court ruled they had no jurisdiction, because the claims happened in Spanish waters (Owens) The second Amistad trial was the civil case that was tried before District Judge Andrew Judson (Linder). According to Wikipedia, The abolitionists filed charges of assault, kidnapping, and false imprisonment against Ruiz and Montez. The trial began on November 19, 1839 in Hartford. The ruling states;
In detail, the District Court ruled as follows: *It rejected the claim of the U.S. Attorney, argued on behalf of the Spanish minister, for the restoration of the slaves. * It dismissed the claims of Ruiz and Montez. * It ordered that the captives be delivered to the custody of the President of the U.S for transportation to Africa, since they were, legally frees.
I felt that the trail was not just because the
Cited: Jones, Howard. ”Mutiny on the Amistad”. New York: Oxford,1987 Owens, William A. “ Black Mutiny”. Philadelphia: United Church Press, 1968 Linder, Douglas O. “Amistad Trials 1839-1840 . Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia.” Amistad” 1841 . The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration.” The Declaration of Independence”. 1776 .