THE AMISTAD Belly/DeGraw

DO NOW Answer the following question in your

notebook: What can we learn about freedom by studying

slavery? Objective: SWBAT recall the main events

involving La Amistad.

LA AMISTAD (MEANS FRIENDSHIP IN SPANISH) The Ship

19th Century Schooner built in Spain Owned by Spaniards Living in Africa Transported African Slaves from Sierra Leone to

Havana, Cuba in July 1839.

THE CONFLICT In July 1839 – The Enslaved Africans Took

Control of The Ship. United States Gets Involved

La Amistad was captured off the coast of Long Island, New York, by the Revenue Cutter USSS Washington.

AFRICANS TAKE OVER LA AMISTAD On July 2, 1839 – Sengbe Pieh

(Commonly known as Cinque) led the 53 enslaved Africans in a revolt against their captors.

Freed themselves using a rusty file. Attacked their captors with cane

knives. Africans demanded to be sallied

home. Captain, Don Pedro Montez, lied to them

sailed along the North American cost near Long Island, NY.

La Amistad was taken into U.S. custody.

THE COURT CASE United States vs. The

Amistad Reached the Supreme

Court in 1841 Court Ruling: The

Africans had been illegally transported and held as slaves and ordered them free.

The Slaves Returned to Africa in 1842

FREEDOM SCHOONER AMISTAD REPLICA What is a replica? The Freedom Schooner

Amistad is located in Mystic Seaport, CT

Artisans built the replica as a place to educate visitors about slavery, discrimination and civil rights.

The Freedom Schooner Amistad is Connecticut's State Flagship.

QUESTIONS Answer the following questions:1. What did you find interesting about La

Amistad?2. Where was La Amistad captured by the United

States?3. Who took control of La Amistad from the

captain?4. What significant thing did Cinque do and why?5. What did the court decide?6. What is the replica of La Amistad called and

where is it located?