Amistad America

Amistad America
Visit this site to learn about the building and launching of the new Amistad schooner. The Amistad Video Documentary Webcast offers a video of the Amistad at sea. After exploring the Web site, answer the questions in your textbook about the Amistad.

Exploring Amistad at Mystic Seaport
Read this journal entry from 1839, the year of the Amistad revolt, to hear one American's response to the news. As a class, discuss your opinion of the journal writer's belief that the violence was justified.