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Around this time, about 600 slaves from Sierra Leone, or as they called it, Mendeland, were captured, put on a boat, and sailed across the Atlantic towards Cuba.
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The Slaves are sold in Cuba, and loaded into a ship so they can be sold elsewhere. Little did the crew know that the greatest mutiny ever comitted would occur on the Amistad.
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The 49 slaves picked their locks, allowing them to find a crate of machetes and slaughter the crew. The three survivors were ordered sail to Africa, but instead sailed to New York, where they were found by the US Navy.
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Two sea captains were going to sail the Amistad back to Africa, promised a trunk full of gold. However, the US navy found the Amistad first. An African named Cinque attempted to swim to saftey, but was recaptured.
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The Amistad Crew, led by Cinque, was sent to court. The judge sent them to circuit court after the testimony of the three surviving crew members.
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The Africans were detained until the court could decide if they were property, and if so, who they belonged to.
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The Court decided to free the Africans.
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The President ordered that the case should be taken to Supreme court. John Quincy Adams was the Africans' attorney.
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The Africans were Freed. However, it would be another 4 Years before they returned home.
