The Case of the Amistad By EmmettMullins 1838 1800 1839 Sengbe Pieh (Cinque) kidnapped in Africa Jun 28, 1839 53 captured Africans put on La Amistad Jul 2, 1839 Captive Africans Revolt Aug 26, 1839 US Navy seizes the Amistad Aug 27, 1839 Amistad docks in Connecticut Sep 4, 1839 Amistad Committee formed to help the Africans Sep 6, 1839 Spanish demand Africans be sent to Cuba for trial Oct 17, 1839 Spanish slave traders arrested Oct 22, 1839 Spanish slave traders escape to Cuba Jan 8, 1840 Cinque testifies in Connecticut court Jan 13, 1840 Court rules the Africans be returned to Africa Apr 29, 1840 Appeals court rules in Africans' favor Feb 22, 1841 Supreme Court hears case Feb 24, 1841 John Quincy Adams defends the Africans Mar 9, 1841 Supreme Court rules Africans free Nov 27, 1841 Africans begin journey home 1842 Africans reach Sierra Leone (Africa) 1850 15