EXTRA CREDIT AMISTAD

    1. Where was the Amistad captured after the revolt?2. From where did the Amistad originally sail?3. Who led the revolt aboard the ship?4. How did Ruiz and Montez get the ship to Mantauk point?5. What charges were levied against the captives?6. Who were the two abolitionists that were looking for someone to take the case?7. Who became the lawyer for the captives? (part of the Amistad Committee)8. What 3 groups were trying to claim the Africans as property?9. Who was the ex-president that eventually joined the Amistad Committee?10. How did Josiah Gibbs (part of the Amistad Committee) break the communication problem with the captives? Why was this important?11. Who became the translator?12. What slave ship transported the captives from Lomboka to Cuba?13. Why did Vice President Van Buren want the captives to lose their case?14. What was the decision handed down by Judge Judson?15. What was the argument used by John Q. Adams in defending the captives in the Supreme Court?16. Where did the captives move to while waiting to go home?17. In what way was this film applicable to the course material.  Be specific.18. Would you recommend this film to future students, and why?