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The federal government directed by President Van Buren maintained that the mutineers were slaves and should be returned to Cuba. This was the position of the Spanish government and Van Buren did not want to antagonize Spain. John Quincy Adams was an ex-president, current Congressman from Massachusetts , already in Washington ,and generally a political enemy of Jackson and Van Buren. Thus he was an obvious choice for a high-profile lawyer that might argue the other side of the case for the abolitionists who sponsored the Supreme Court appeal. I do not know if Adams was paid for his services.
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Who was the consultant in the amistad case?
John Quincy Adams
How did John Quincy Adams Become Famous?
John Quincy was the son of John Adams and second president. He was the 6th president .
How was John Quincy Adams connected with the Amistad?
After he was President, Adams successfully represented the slave mutineers in their case before the US Supreme Court.
Did Anthony Hopkins play two presidents?
'Nixon' 1995 - Anthony Hopkins played Richard M Nixon, President of the U.S and in 1997 he played U.S President John Quincy Adams in 'Amistad'.'
What is the 6th presidents name?
john Quincy Adams john Quincy Adams john Quincy Adams
What are differences in the movie Amistad and the real slave ship?
In the holly wood version of the amistad the difference between that and the factual thing is, that kale sent the thingermobobber to john Quincy Adams and not mr. Baldwin.
Former president John Quincy Adams made headlines in 1841 when he defended?
John Quincy Adams defended the defendants in the case United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad. They were the African captives who were being transported as property to be sold as slaves.
The 1841 supreme court case against kidnapped africans who had mutinied aboard La Amistad was argued by what people?
John Quincy Adams
What is John Adams sons name?
John Quincy Adams
What former President defended the kidnapped slaves from the Spanish ship La Amistad?
United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad, 40 US 518 (1841)None. John Quincy Adams was supposed to argue on behalf of the kidnapped Africans who mutinied aboard La Amistad, but was taken ill at the last moment and was unable to attend. Roger Sherman Baldwin (no relation to Justice Henry Baldwin), a prominent attorney who defended the 53 men at their trial, delivered oral arguments in Adams' place.
Is John Quincy Adams single?
No, John Quincy Adams is not single.
Was John Quincy Adams the vice president in 1797?
No, this was John Adams, John Quincy Adams' father.
