The true story of the August 25, 1839 revolt on the Spanish slave ship La

Amistad. The slaves were from Sierra Leone, West Africans who had been borne

across the vast ocean to Havana, Cuba in an abusive Portuguese slave ship. Sold

there at a slave auction and moved to the bowels of the Amistad ("Friendship" in

Spanish), where they were chained like wild animals, the 44 African slaves had

released themselves through a bloody insurrection on the high seas. Their leader

was a tall, muscular man in his mid 20s, whose name is known as Cinque. While in

the Amistad for transport to another part of the island, the Africans broke free,

killing the captain, the chef and other crewmates. It was not long before a U.S.

Navy brig, the Washington, appeared and seized the Amistad and all its slaves on

board. They were taken to New London, Conn., a state where slavery would not

become illegal until 1848.

Looking out for the Africans' interests......

Join Now to view the rest of this term paper!
Members: Login to view this research paper.

Title: Amistad
Approximate Word Count: 893
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

With the Term Papers Lab Membership Pass, you get instant access to every essay on this site, including this essay on Amistad, for as long as you remain a member.

Other essays sites charge almost $100 for a single term paper. At Term Papers Lab, you can get instant access to over 100,000 research papers for as little as $29.95!