Although he had an interpreter, what did Joseph Cinque say in court?
He said "Give me free!" (OR "Give us free!")
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Who was Joseph Cinque?
He was a free African native who was violently kidnapped and taken on a Spanish ship into slavery.
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How did Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montes respond to Joseph Cinque's order that they take the Africans back to Africa on La Amistad?
They tricked Cinque and sailed West to Cuban waters for 2 months.
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On June 28, 1839, what Spanish ship left Havanna, Cuba with Joseph Cinque and other Africans to work on the plantations?
La Amistad
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How did Cinque free the Africans and himself while aboard La Amistad?
During the stormy night, Cinque picked their chains with a nail.
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After Joseph Cinque was sold into slavery, what was he and other Africans forced to do in order to reach their destination?
They were forced to march over 100 miles on a 10-day hike to the West African coast in chains.
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What former United States President represented Joseph Cinque and the Africans in the Supreme Court Amistad case? What was his age?
At the age of seventy-three, John Quincy Adams represented them.
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What did former President John Quincy Adams say to Joseph Cinque, defendant in the Amistad case, upon meeting him in Connecticut?
He said, "God willing, we will make you free."
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How much did the slave traders, Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montes, pay for Joseph Cinque and fifty-three Africans?
They paid $450 in gold.
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How did Judge Andrew Judson, an avowed White supremacist, rule in the Amistad case?
Judge Judson ruled to free the Africans, because they were illegally brought to Cuba and sold as slaves.
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How did Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montes respond to Joseph Cinque's order that they take the Africans back to Africa on La Amistad?
They tricked Cinque and sailed West to Cuban waters for 2 months.
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Did Joseph Cinque ever find his wife and children after he returned to Africa following the Amistad case in America?
No.
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Where were thousands of Africans held while in Cuba?
They were held in open pens or barracoons known as "misericordia." (This was Spanish for “mercy.”)
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Where and when was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 1968
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What did Joseph Cinque say after being freed on charges of murder and piracy in the Supreme Court Amistad case?
Cinque said, "Me glad. Me thank the American men. Me glad."
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After Joseph Cinque was sold into slavery, what was he and other Africans forced to do in order to reach their destination?
They were forced to march over 100 miles on a 10-day hike to the West African coast in chains.
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In 1839, what slave trader bought Joseph Cinque and hundreds of other Africans? He was the first White face that Cinque had ever seen.
Pedro Blanco
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The Fifteenth Amendment that afforded African Americans the right to vote is a part of what federal document?
The United States Constitution
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What Africans were taken into slavery aboard La Amistad?
There were 500 men, women, and children from Western Africa of diverse tribes.
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What 1965 bill was passed in response to the Selma, Alabama march that outlawed obstacles to African American voting and authorized federal officials to enforce fair voting practices?
Voting Rights Acts of 1965
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In 1961, James Farmer organized these throughout the South to challenge segregation of interstate bus terminals.
Freedom Riders
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For what is David Ruggles known?
Father of the Underground Railroad
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This document was issued on January 1, 1863, and it freed slaves in those states in rebellion against the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
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On which side in the Civil War did more than 200,000 Southern African Americans fight?
Union or the North
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How did Judge Andrew Judson, an avowed White supremacist, rule in the Amistad case?
Judge Judson ruled to free the Africans, because they were illegally brought to Cuba and sold as slaves.