One of these people was Senator John Calhoun. ... President Martin Van Buren was in favor of handing over the Africans to Spain. ... On February 10, 1840 the Hartford Courant published an article attacking President Martin Van Buren for his stance on the Amistad case and he stated "Martin Van Buren is playing the part of a tyrant with a high hand - else why this tampering with our courts of justice". ... At this time John Quincy Adams enters the case. ... John Quincy Adams criticized the President's actions. ...

• Word Count: 1008
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the United States of America, people are protected by civil rights. It is these rights that allow all citizens of America to be protected under the laws of the constitution. Unfortunately, that was not the case more than 100 years ago. In the late 1800's slavery was at its end. It was because...

• Word Count: 539
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

People like the 8th president of the United states, Martin Van Bueren, it was to his convenience that he would allow slavery to be tolerated, for even U.S Secretary of State John Forsyth was threatening him that setting these Africans free, may mean civil war and ruin his chances for re-election. ... Wherein the judge that was handpicked by John Forsyth himself showed us the difference between both. ... But, in the words of John Covey(Morgan Freeman) there is no greater power than change?... In the end, President John Quincy Adams challenged everyone by saying if the result of this is civil ...

• Word Count: 1023
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

TITLE From Anti-slavery Sentiment to Eradication; Reasons for the Abolition of Enslavement From the Missouri Compromise to the Emancipation Declaration SUMMARY The drive to end slavery gradually became the dominant American reform movement from 1820-1863. The new antislavery crusade had...

• Word Count: 748
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• Grade Level: High School

In order to decipher what it means to be an American you have to look at the past and what has brought this freedom upon us. George Washington once said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government." Up until 1776 when the War en...

• Word Count: 1129
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• Grade Level: High School

When you think of African-Americans today what's the first thing that comes to mind? Reverse Racism? Angry? Thugs? Mean? Armed and Dangerous? Threatening? While I tend to think Blacks are resilient kings and queens, I thoroughly understand that the media constantly force feeds us negative represent...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. Martin and his son take up arms against the British by leading a small militia into battle. Martin soon realizes that the only way to protect his family and freedom is to fight for a young nation's liberty (The Patriot). ...

• Word Count: 4263
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School