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Compare And Contrast The Freedom Shooner And The Amistad
The Amistad and The Freedom Schooner Amistad were ships, from different times and places.The Amistad was a slave ship while the Freed om Schooner Amistad was not it would recreate many scenes But they had their differences that can be largely seen.

The Amistad ship was a slave trade ship that sailed through the Americas and Europe to Africa. It transported many slaves from Africa to America or Europe. Through the triangular trade route slave ships sold many African slaves. The triangular trade consisted of many stops for slave ships."The Amistad made its momentous journey across the Atlantic in 1839, carrying more than 50 African captives, all bound for Cuba, where they would be sold into slavery. On July 2, after one of the Africans

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