AMISTAD WEBQUEST: You will have a handout that has 10 questions. To answer each question, go to the following links for the appropriate question.
1. Joseph Cinque was from Mani, Sierra Leone Africa. What is the capital of Sierra Leone? http://www.traveldocs.com/africa.htm
2. What languages are spoken in Sierra Leone? http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107959.html
3. What are the religions of Sierra Leone? http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107959.html
4. What was the route of the triangular trade? List the 3 places and how it worked. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/freedom/viewTheme.cfm/theme/triangular
5. What was Joseph Cinque's birth name? When was he renamed? http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Scinque.htm
6. What were the conditions like aboard a slave ship? http://www.mersey-gateway.org/
7. After Joseph Cinque was sold into slavery in Africa, where was he sent? (Hint: Late June) http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/amistad.html
8. After Cinque and his people overtook the boat, where did they try to go? Where did they end up instead? http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/discovery/story/welcome.html
9. In 4 or 5 steps, explain what happened to the slaves when they landed in Long Island. http://www.cultures.com
10. Define these important people and what role they played in the Amistad case. Joseph Cinque John Quincy Adams Roger Sherman Baldwin Martin Van Buren Andrew Judson http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/discovery/people/welcome.html