More Videos Online
Assignment Discovery: Amistad Case
The Amistad case went all the way to the Supreme Court. The jury was made up of slave holders and southern sympathizers. John Quincy Adams defended the Africans in the Supreme Court.
Added: Jul 25, 2011
Views: 456 Views
Runtime: 03:02
Related Videos
-
Amistad Free AfricansThe Africans of the Amistad were ruled free by the Supreme Court and would be sent back to Sierra Leone.Assignment Discovery (01:40)
-
Amistad TrialLouis Tappen took on the defense fund for the Africans of the Amistad. In court, Roger Sherman Baldwin defended them. The question was, were they property, or free Africans to be returned to thier country?
Assignment Discovery (03:00)
-
Amistad CinqueCinque (or Singbe Pieh) got himself out of the shackles and released his fellow captives. They used knives that were left in the lower deck, to attack the slave captain and his crew.
Assignment Discovery (03:00)
-
AmistadAmistad was an illegal Cuban slave ship smaller than the regular ones. Singbe Pieh and the other captives overtook the slave ship and killed most of its crew.
Assignment Discovery (02:52)
-
Slave ShipsSlave ships made roughly 39000 trips from Africa to America, and were instrumental to commerce growth in the new world. It was the largest forced migration in human history.
Assignment Discovery (01:29)
-
Slave CaptainsThe Slave Captains were responsible for all the slaves on his ship and that they arrived alive.
Assignment Discovery (02:59)
-
Amistad to USAAmistad was taken over by the captives and the slave captains were ordered to steer it back to Africa. Nonetheless he steered towards America and the slaves were prosecuted when they reached land.
Assignment Discovery (02:56)
-
Underground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was a escape route for slaves from the south to the north. Harriet Tubman was a great activist.
Assignment Discovery (03:01)
-
Slave BanJanuary 1, 1808 Slavery was banned due to John Newton and other abolitionists.
Assignment Discovery (00:48)
-
End of SlaveryThe Africans of Amistad were shipped back to Sierra Leone as free Africans, but the slave ships kept running for another 40 years. 1888 the slave market in the new worled collapsed.
Assignment Discovery (01:54)
-
Triangular TradeBrittain dominated the slave trade as a whole and turned it in to an industry. The triangular trade refers to the bond between Africa, Tropical America and Europe.
Assignment Discovery (01:48)
-
Uncle Tom's CabinNorth and South had opposing views of slavery.. Abolishonists argued that slavery should be ended, and Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which became very popular.
Assignment Discovery (03:02)
You Might Also Like
-
Black Families Trace RootsAfrican-Americans interested in learning about their ancestors can now click on Ancestry.com's new collection of family history records. Jorge Ribas produces.
History (03:21)
-
From Ally to Wanted ManWhen Manuel Noriega orders a vicious attack on a Panamanian activist, he transforms from being one of North America's greatest allies to a wanted man.
Edge of War (03:07)
-
Rescue MissionA U.S. Delta Force team embarks on a two-pronged mission to rescue anti-Panamanian activist Kurt Muse and capture Noriega.
Edge of War (01:38)
-
Frederick Douglass Slave...Archaeologists have uncovered more buildings that made up a slave village where Frederick Douglass once lived. Jorge Ribas visits the dig.
History (04:26)
-
Carnosaurs LooksA Carnosaur is a Dinosaur that eats meat and in this clip from Assignment Discovery on Discovery Channel, we learn more about them and their looks.
Assignment Discovery Shorts... (02:32)
-
Dinosaur DietIn this clip from "Assignment Discovery" on Discovery Channel, we learn about the diets of Dinosaurs.
Assignment Discovery Shorts... (03:01)
-
Sauropod DigestionIn this clip from Assignment Discovery on Discovery Channel we learn about the Sauropod and the way the digestiion process worked.
Assignment Discovery Shorts... (02:59)
-
TRex Bite ForceIn this clip from Assignment Discovery on Discovery Channel, we learn about the force of a T-rex bite. Scientists simulate the Dinosaur tooth piercing a bone.
Assignment Discovery Shorts... (02:58)
-
Sugar: Free Society's DrugSugar has been around for a loooong time, but it wasn't until the Europeans brought it to the New World that it became commonplace, and eventually fueled our growing society.
History (01:42)
-
Prosecution RestsThe prosecution cannot fully prove their case against Kenneth Fitzhugh without first presenting both the physical evidence found at the scene and their possible motive.
Reasonable Doubt - The Jury (05:01)
-
The VerdictAfter weeks of testimony the jury takes the case to deliberation. Will they be able to return a verdict in favor of the prosecution or the defense?
Reasonable Doubt - The Jury (04:28)
-
Defense RestsThe defense gives their final accounts of the victim's last day and in order to prove his innocence suspected killer Kenneth Fitzhugh, takes the stand.
Reasonable Doubt - The Jury (05:14)
Featured Playlist
The MythBusters answer viewer questions and respond to criticism about past episodes. (07:21:00)
Shop Discovery Channel
Man vs. Wild Season 4 DVD Set
$24.95
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Sicily & Las Vegas DVD
$14.95
$3.97
Dirty Jobs Seasons 1-5 DVD Set
$249.75
$125.99
-
our sites
-
video
mobile
-
shop
-
stay connected
-
corporate
