HIST 2055 : Hist 2055 April 24 Test 3
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John quincy was visiting africans who were on trial for murder on the high seas for piracy. They were only in cuba for a few days before they were shipped to the. They killed the captain but left some crew alive to lead them to a nation where they would be free. Spanish ambassadors demanded the president return the slaves and ship back and that they would handle it under spanish law. They were shipped back to africa and back to freedom. Court, john quincy adams defended them and his defense went on for two days. By this time a new president was in office that was a southern and would lend an american ship to bring them back to. The leader on the riots went back to africa where he became the leader of his tribe and before his death became a christian. The north didn"t fear an organized slave rebellion.
