1. T HE A MISTAD Belly/DeGraw

2. D O N OW 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.

3. L A A MISTAD (M EANS F RIENDSHIP IN S PANISH ) The Ship 19 th Century Schooner built in Spain Owned by Spaniards Living in Africa Transported African Slaves from Sierra Leone to Havana, Cuba in July 1839.

4. T HE C ONFLICT 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.

5. A FRICANS T AKE O VER L A A MISTAD 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.

6. T HE COURT C ASE 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

7. F REEDOM S CHOONER A MISTAD R EPLICA 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.

8. Q UESTIONS 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?