Amistad Argumentative Essay

The opposing argument in the case was wanting the slaves to go back where they come from. They really didn't know where they came from until later on in the cases they went through. In the end of it they where from Sierra Leon, and that affected the outcome of the cases. The three cases they went threw was the arguments were all the same but presented in different ways and different people presented it. The first lawyer was William S. Holabird for the first case. He wanted the slaves to go back where they came from. All three cases had the same intentions of sending them back to Sierra Leon. In the end of all three cases, Baldwin won. Baldwin was the lawyer for the slaves. The slaves where sent back to Sierra Leon as free slaves. …show more content…
She did have some explain to her what was happening though. She was only twelve at the time so it was hard for her to understand the whole case. Queen Isabella was not the biggest role in the case. She did indeed pit her foot in the door by arguing with seven presidents about the slaves fate which had already been decided. In the end she did not end up getting her way.

The facts of the Amistad case are it was a boat caring slaves to there destination in theAmericas. The boat caring slaves from Sierra Leon. The slaves owner was to be determined. The Amistad being driven by some who was not a slave. During the trip one slave Cinque lead the rebellion and took the ship and held the driver captive. The ship was full of slaves there was no room at all for people to move. A baby was born on board the ship and the woman killed the baby and herself due the fact that she didn't want her child to go threw what she was going threw. The Amistad is dry docked and can be seen in Boston. The ship still is looked at as a slave ship. People also the history behind it and what it could mean to other people. The Amistad will be forever remembered in slave