United States v. The Amistad

Target entity: United States v. The Amistad
Context triple: [Amistad, historicalEventDepicted, United States v. The Amistad]

• A. Amistad
  Amistad is a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that depicts the true story of a revolt by enslaved Africans aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad and the subsequent legal battle in the United States.
• B. Cinqué in Amistad
  Cinqué in *Amistad* is the central historical figure and leader of the enslaved Africans who revolt against their captors in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film.
• C. Balzac v. Porto Rico
  Balzac v. Porto Rico is a 1922 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held certain constitutional rights, including the right to a jury trial, do not automatically apply in unincorporated territories such as Puerto Rico.
• D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
  Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
• E. Worcester v. Georgia
  Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: United States v. The Amistad
Target entity description: United States v. The Amistad is an 1841 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of African captives who had revolted aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad, recognizing their right to fight for their freedom.

• A. Amistad
  Amistad is a 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that depicts the true story of a revolt by enslaved Africans aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad and the subsequent legal battle in the United States.
• B. Cinqué in Amistad
  Cinqué in *Amistad* is the central historical figure and leader of the enslaved Africans who revolt against their captors in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film.
• C. Balzac v. Porto Rico
  Balzac v. Porto Rico is a 1922 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held certain constitutional rights, including the right to a jury trial, do not automatically apply in unincorporated territories such as Puerto Rico.
• D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
  Dred Scott v. Sandford was an 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that infamously denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans and helped accelerate tensions leading to the Civil War.
• E. Worcester v. Georgia
  Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
• F. None of above. chosen