Foreign Relations The Amistad case energized the fledgling abolitionist movement and intensified conflict over slavery, prompted a former President to go before the Supreme Court and condemn the policies of a present Administration, soured diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain for a generation, and created a wave of interest in sending Christian missionaries to Africa. --Source. For this assignment you are required to complete the chart below and define (for yourself) any terms used having a special meaning in law. Clicking any of the following three links will lead you to four different sources of information regarding the Amistad. Movie Quotes, etc. | Movie Accuracy | Comprehensive Site | Arguments Please keep your chart (and definitions) to one sheet of paper (Yes, your answer should be that brief) with your name, date, course number and the subject heading "Foreign Relations" typed in the upper right hand corner.

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Who?	Africans	Lt. Thomas R. Gedney Commander of the Washington Brig	Ex-President John Quincy Adams	President Van Buren	Queen Isabella The Spanish Government	Abolitionists	Spanish Planters
What role did they play in the trial?	Defendants		Attorney for the Defendants			Financial and moral support for Africans
What was their motivation?	Freedom	Economic Gain
What were their arguments?		Maritime Salvage					Property Rights
What was the basis for their arguments?					Pickney's Treaty