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  Amistad Mutiny was a slave rebellion including 53 slaves, that occurred on July 2nd, 1839. This rebellion took place on the ship Amistad off the coast of Cuba causing many legal problems during the American abolition movement. The uprising slaves killed the captain and cook on the boat, however, they spared the Spanish navigator so they could sail back home to Sierra Leone.  Two months later, the ship was seized by the United States Navy. The Amistad was then towed and taken back to New London where the mutineers were held in jail. The Spanish embassy demanded them back leading to a trial to be held in 1840. New England abolitionist Lewis Tappan was siding for the African captures and U.S government took on the pro-slavery side. The judge of the case, Andrew Judson, ruled the slaves on the ship as victims of kidnapping. The Supreme court upheld the lower court and private and missionary societies donations helped the surviving African Americans home. Only thirty five of the ...

       Slavery has been a dividing factor of the United States and people for hundreds to thousands of years. Not only did slavery spark the Civil War in America, but led to multiple opposing views on this toxic act. Many political figures also had opposing views on slavery. For example, Abraham Lincoln, our president from 1861 to 1865, worked to abolish slavery in America. There were other leaders, including Andrew Jackson, who was pro-slavery.  Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. Jackson was born on March 15 1767, growing up in South Carolina. He grew up in the south surrounded by a culture consisting of many plantations. His father actually raised Jackson on a plantation. President Jackson actually owned as many as 161 slaves at one point in his life. He used these slaves to his advantage, by building up wealth and even taking some to the White House. Unlike northern abolitionists, Jackson fell victim to Pro-slavery views. This was ...

For many years slavery was the dividing factor of the United States acting as a divider between many people. For 70 years America was stuck in a civil war between those who are pro slavery, and those against it. Many people pointed to religious works that would either support or refute slavery. The Bible was a major piece of work many Christians used to argue their points. Today the Bible will be shown in the ways it was against slavery or for slavery.  The Bible has been known to condemn slavery today for many obvious , and also was against it hundreds to thousands of years in the past. Throughout the bible there are many example and quotes that prove slavery should be condemned. One of the most iconic quotes against slavery comes from the chapter of Exodus 21:16. The reading states, “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.” According to this quote in the bible it is clear that Chrisiantiy was against slavery. The reading s...