| Titles: |
Argument of John Quincy Adams before the Supreme Court -- Part I |
| Creator/Author: |
Adams, John Quincy |
| Description: | Part one of John Quincy Adams' arguments before the Supreme Court in defence of the Amistad Africans. He argues that from the beginning of the incident the assumption has been in favor of the Spaniards against the Africans--from Lieut. Gedney's "sympathy" with the Spaniards to the subsequent court proceedings. Adams' also demonstrates why the Treaty of 1795 with Spain is not applicable in this case. |
| Primary Source Publisher: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Primary Source Publication Date: | 2/24/1841 |
| Secondary Source Publisher: | S. W. Benedict |
| Secondary Source Publication Date: | 12/1/1841 |
| Related Primary Documents |
Diary entry: 24 Feb. 1841 Diary entry: 23 Feb. 1841 United States Supreme Court Decision in the Amistad Case (part 1) Argument of Roger S. Balwin of New Haven, before the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Case of the United States, Appellants vs. Cinque, and Others, Africans of the Amistad The Captives of the Amistad Mr. Adams' Arguments Portrait of John Quincy Adams Adams Letter on Amistad Africans |
| Related Secondary Documents |
Legal Path of the Amistad Case: 1839-1845 Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings
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| Subject Keywords: |
Amistad African - Cinque Amistad African - Grabeau Court Related - Supreme Court Trial Place - United States Place - Spain Other Keyword - Cuban Slave Trade Court Related - Law Other Keyword - Diplomacy Other Keyword - Colonization Other Person - Adams, John Quincy |
