Bibliography Primary Sources

The Hemenways the story of one family's journey through American History. Thomas Hemenway, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.wolfkiller.net/Abolitionists/index3.htm>. This was another help in visualizing what feelings of abolitionists and anti abolitionists felt toward each other, yet this picture was a pro abolitionist one. This is a primary source because it was promotion of anti slavery in times when it was needed. "Abolition: The African-American Mosaic (Library of Congress Exhibition)." Library of Congress Home. The Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2012. <http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african /afam005.html>. This picture was helpful in my research because it showed what feelings were like for abolitionists and antiabolitionists at the time. It was also helpful because it helped my website viewers understand feelings between them as well. This is a primary source because it was used in the time period I was describing when the abolitionists and antiabolitionists had strong feelings against each other. "Amistad Case, The" National Archives and Records Administration. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. <http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons /amistad/supreme-court-opinion.html>. This source was very helpful because it gave me an image of the Supreme Court ruling of the case. It gave me information, and it was a good photo to put. This is a primary source because it is a document from that time period. This is a reputable source because it is part of the National Archives, a respectable organization. Barber, John. 1798-1885, compiled by. A History of the Amistad Captives: Being a Circumstantial Account of the Capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad." Documenting the American South homepage. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2013. <http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/barber/frontis.html>. This picture is a very important one because it was a headline in the time period, which also makes it a primary source. Also, it was the first time that any of the public had ever heard of this case before. This website, sponsored by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is made for the educational purpose of all. Education World Inc.. "Education World: The Amistad Comes to Life! ." Education World: The Educator's Best Friend. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson043.shtml (accessed January 15, 2013).

This map was also a help because it was a primary source, and it gave a bit more detail than the previous map I had used before. It is primary because it was drawn out by a person in this time period. Education World Inc. is a company devoted to educating others. McMillan, Peter . "Amistad Mutiny #2." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2012. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASamistad.htm>. This was a very helpful entry on Jose Ruiz because it helped me visualize a lot of the mutiny and what happened. It also gave me a lot of information on Jose Ruiz, who was one of the slave traders. I know this is a primary source because it was written by Jose Ruiz himself, and it is information from that time. Spartacus Educational is a website dedicated to giving people free education and information. Wikipedia. "La Amistad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Amistad (accessed January 8, 2013). This site, Wikipedia, helped me by giving me a picture of what the Amistad looked like, which helped me visualize the ship. This is a primary source because it was drawn in that time. Wikipedia is a site known for giving information, although only its pictures and citation links can be fully trustworthy. Woodruff, Hale. University of MissouriKansas City. "Amistad Trials of 1839-1840." UMKC School of Law. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/trialpoints.jpg (accessed January 16, 2013). This picture was a very good visual representation of the case and the tension in it. It is a secondary source because it was drawn out and made in the 1900s. Hale Woodruff, a reputable artist, depicted it.

Secondary Sources
Amistad Case,The" The National Portrait Gallery. Smithsonian Museum , n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://www.npg.si.edu/col/amistad/index.htm>. This webpage helped me a lot because it was also very detailed information about the Amistad event in general. It also was a very big help. This is another secondary source because it was put together in primary sources, yet made someone elses own work. This is a very reputable source because it is part of the National Portrait Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian Museum. " Account of the Amistad Case, An" UMKC School of Law. UMKC School of Law, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/ami_act.htm>. This page helped me a lot by giving more details to me about the actual case itself. This one was very detailed, which was also a very big help to me. This is a secondary source because people researched from primary sources, however put them together as secondary sources. This sponsor is also the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a university. "Biography of Pedro Montes." UMKC School of Law. University of MissouriKansas City, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_BMON.HTM This biography of Pedro Montes helped me substantially by helping me understand another point of view in this incident. I inferred what actually happened, which was a big help to me. This is a secondary source because it was information given by knowledgeable people, not people from the actual event. The sponsor of this site is the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a reputable collage. Edwards, Judith. Abolitionists and slave resistance: Breaking the Chains of Slavery. Berkeley Heights, NJ: 1 Dec 2012. Enslow Publishers, 2004. This book helped me by getting a point of view of the abolitionists in this case. It showed me where they stood, and it gave general information of the Amistad Case. This is a secondary source because it was written recently and the information was not given directly from a person in this event. "First Amistad Case, The." The First Amistad Case: A Struggle for Freedom. United States v. The Amistad, 1841. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2013. <http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/amistad /background/amistad/summary.html>. This page helped me by giving me multiple perspectives of everyone in this event. This is a reputable source because it is sponsored by Cornell University, a very reputable law branch college. I also know that it is a secondary source because Cornell did not give any information that was from that actual time period. Hulm, David. United States v. the Amistad: the question of slavery in a free country. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 2004.

This book was a great help to me because not only did it explain the Amistad Case, but it also gave me many primary sources to look at and those primary sources helped me a lot in conducting my research. Although this book contains many primary sources, the book itself is a secondary source because it was written just a few years ago. The way it was written made it very interesting for me to read. "Introduction-Amistad: Seeking Freedom in Connecticut - A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. National Park Service, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amistad/intro.htm>. This photo with all of the important men in the Amistad Case was useful in my final product because it can show the viewers of my webpage almost a summary of them and how they were represented in the event. This is a secondary source because although the pictures inside of it are primary, someone who made it recently put it together. The National Park Service is the organization that put together the webpage I obtained the photo. " Old Supreme Court Chamber - John Quincy Adams Argues the Amistad Case." U.S. Senate. U.S. Senate, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.senate.gov/vtour/amistad.htm>. This source helped me by being one of the first to give me what was beyond the actual rebellion itself. This gave me the perspective of John Quincy Adams and what the court hearing was actually like for the Amistad. This is a secondary source because it was written by people who obtained the information needed, yet werent actually at the hearing. The sponsor of the site is the U.S. Senate, a very respectable organization. "What was life like for slaves on an 18th Century Virginia farm?." Official Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center Visitor's Site. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. <http://historyisfun.org>. This bit of information helped me to find out what the normal life of a slave was like. It helped me to understand why the slaves revolted and why most of them would have rather died than become a slave. The sponsor of the site was a visitors page for early colonization in this country. This is a secondary source because it was written by people in recent times giving information to us now. Worth, Richard. Enslow Publishers, 2001. d History. Berkeley Heights, NJ:

This book helped me by getting general information of the case in the beginning of my research. It also told me what Joseph Cinque was like, who was an important role in this. This is a secondary source because it was also written in this time period, and not a piece of information from this specific time. "Amistad Voyages - Routes of Travel for Amistad Captives - Awesome Stories." Awesome Stories. Awesome Stories, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. <http://www.awesomestories.com/assets/amistadvoyages>.

This map of the Amistad voyage was very helpful to me because it showed me and all other website viewers the tribulations that the ship faced during the rebellion and further journey. This is a secondary source because it was not created during the time of the rebellion.