There are really no right or wrong answers. Each of you will be assigned to one of the groups involved in the Amistad case. Some of you will play the role of the Slavers, those who cruely forced people into slavery for monetary gain. . Greed was a driving force. Attorneys are also needed to argue the cases.
Abolitionists also play an important part in the trial.
Other class members will play the roles of court officials including a judge and a jury . These people need to be impartial and listen to all the evidence before reaching a decision. Finally, others will be the Africans themselves, those desperate human beings who simply want to be released and be able to return home. Don Pedro Montez and Don Jose Ruiz 3. Cinque, other captive slaves, James Covey 6.