| Titles: |
Argument of John Quincy Adams before the Supreme Court -- Part II |
| Creator/Author: |
Adams, John Quincy |
| Description: | Part two of John Quincy Adams' arguments before the Supreme Court in defence of the Amistad Africans. He gives extended arguments why it was against the Constitution for the Executive (the President) to interfere with court proceedings on behalf of the Spanish government and their claim to the Amistad Africans as property . |
| 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 |
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 Diary entry: 24 Feb. 1841 Diary entry: 23 Feb. 1841 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: |
Other Keyword - Missionary 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 |
