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Who is case was heard by the Supreme Court and defended by John Quincy Adams?
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Which man served as a chief justice of the US supreme court?
John Quincy Adams
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.
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.
The 1841 supreme court case against kidnapped africans who had mutinied aboard La Amistad was argued by what people?
John Quincy Adams
In court I defended British soldiers who were in the Boston massacre. Who am I?
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
Who did John Adams defend in court?
In court John Adams defended British Troops because he thought it was fair.
In court I defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre Who am I?
If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.
In court who defended British soldiers who were in Boston massacre?
John Adams
Who defended british soldiers in court who were in the Boston massacre?
John Adams
Who defended the Amistad Africans before the US Supreme Court in March of 1841?
United States v. Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad, 40 US 518 (1841)In the Amistad case, former President John Quincy Adams was supposed to defend the 53 kidnapped Africans before the US Supreme Court, but fell ill just before oral arguments began. Adams was replaced by Roger Sherman Baldwin, a prominent attorney who had already defended the men in the lower courts. (Roger Baldwin was not related to US Supreme Court Justice Henry Baldwin, who was the sole dissenter in the case).Attorney General Henry D. Gilpin argued on behalf of the United States.The Supreme Court ruled the men were not slaves, but legally free, and ordered them into the custody of the US President for return to their home country.
Who defended the British in the Boston Massacre?
If you are referring to who defended them in court, it was John Adams. He also became the first American representative to Britain, and later became President.
What were John Quincy Adams goals?
John Quincy Adams' goals was to serve his country as president and diplomat. He also was in the House of Representatives. He helped write the Monroe Doctorine and found the Smithsonian Institution. He was against slavery and went before the Supreme Court on the The Amistad case. He died speaking out against the Mexican War.
