so he tricked the amistad africans. eventually he saw that lacking food and water there were not going to be able to make a long voyage, and so it was asked, do you want me to take you to a free country. they said what free country? the three countries the united states. well, you're talking allow one of a leading slave societies of the world and 8039, not exactly a free country, but to make a long story short the africans sailed the vessel all the way up to the dollar and end of long island where there were taken by a u.s. navy ship carried to the connecticut and thrown in jail charged with murder and piracy. now, as soon as word got out that these africans had come ashore abolitionists for up and down the eastern coasts flocked to the gel to try to assist them , thinking that this cause might help them to advance their struggle against the institution of slavery. well, a long legal battle took place. for 19 months the amistad africans were in jail. they did receive support from the less a person that john quincy a