This essay is about the movie the “Amistad”. The movie was premiered in 1994-1997. The Amistad Trial happened in 1839, what happened is that some Africans arrived in the United States, the history happened in Connecticut, in the coast and they didn’t know if they were slaves or Africans. At that time Martin Van Buren was the president, the United States was suffering because of their poor economy, a lot of people didn’t have works. Amistad is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg, he born in 1946 and is a famous director. Based in a real history the movie shows the history from 1839 to 1941 when the slaves finally get free.
All began when a group of Africans were captured in Sierra Leone, Africa. Including Joseph Cinque, now they were …show more content…
He wasn’t against the slaves, but neither in favor. He was afraid because this could provoke civil war, in that time the United States was with a poor economy. That is why he was afraid, first they didn’t have money and it would destroy the United States.
Another one was Queen Isabel II of Spain. She was born in Madrid, in October 10 of 1830. She starts her reign when she was about 11 years old. The Amistad was a Spanish ship so; they were like property from Spain. I think she wasn’t really interested in that, the ones who were afraid was the adults that help her, but she didn’t know what was really happening, she was only a child.
A really important character was Roger Balwin, he was defending the slaves. He was born on January 4 of 1793. At first he was the only one who care about the slaves. He had a great point. First he and Theodore Joadson couldn’t communicate with the Africans, because they speak another language, so they go into the street screaming some easy word in the Africans language and found a translator. They were going to a lot of juries and they win it! Or they think so. They need a last one, but this time with the supreme court. They had an important paper, the one that says the real names of the slaves, and that they were purchased in the “Tecora”. But, they need an authority or something that let them win this time. This time it was more difficult because seven were from the south part of the United States, where was legal to have slaves. What are they going to
All began when a group of Africans were captured in Sierra Leone, Africa. Including Joseph Cinque, now they were …show more content…
He wasn’t against the slaves, but neither in favor. He was afraid because this could provoke civil war, in that time the United States was with a poor economy. That is why he was afraid, first they didn’t have money and it would destroy the United States.
Another one was Queen Isabel II of Spain. She was born in Madrid, in October 10 of 1830. She starts her reign when she was about 11 years old. The Amistad was a Spanish ship so; they were like property from Spain. I think she wasn’t really interested in that, the ones who were afraid was the adults that help her, but she didn’t know what was really happening, she was only a child.
A really important character was Roger Balwin, he was defending the slaves. He was born on January 4 of 1793. At first he was the only one who care about the slaves. He had a great point. First he and Theodore Joadson couldn’t communicate with the Africans, because they speak another language, so they go into the street screaming some easy word in the Africans language and found a translator. They were going to a lot of juries and they win it! Or they think so. They need a last one, but this time with the supreme court. They had an important paper, the one that says the real names of the slaves, and that they were purchased in the “Tecora”. But, they need an authority or something that let them win this time. This time it was more difficult because seven were from the south part of the United States, where was legal to have slaves. What are they going to