(from the movie Amistad) 1. How does the lawyer prove that they were African and not Cuban born?
2. Why does the director compare the nail that held the chains with the European sword?
3. What did Senator John Calhoun threaten Pres. van Buren would happen if the Africans were set free?
4. Why do the Mende people not have a word for should?
5. Why did the director have Baldwin and Cinque use each other’s language and handshake?
6. Who is the wisest man in the movie? Why?
7. Where was Puerto Rico seen in the movie?