During this mock trial of John Mann v State of North Carolina, I learned a good amount that I had not known before. Not only did I learn about facts in the United States, but I also learned about places outside the United States as well.
Some things that I learned about other countries are new to me. In 1806, the Foreign Slave Trade Act was passed in Great Britain that banned all slave trades going into Britain. I expected slavery to be abundant in other nations, but they actually had moved to abolish slavery much before the United States. Slavery was a sin in other countries and other countries had abolished it already.
Lydia, John Mann's slave, was being rented at the time of his ownership. Although John Mann was renting her from another owner, during that time, John Mann had full ownership of her and was allowed to do whatever with her. Then again, if slaves rebel , the South's economy would be destroyed. There were multiple reasons for Mann to shoot her, although I doubt he had all of them in mind.
I also learned about the history and events that were happening around this period of time. Some of these events include the Emancipation Proclamation, the Missouri Compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, the American Anti-Slavery Society, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. All of these being passed made the United States what we are today. I learned more about John Brown and Amistad Mutiny. John Brown was a big abolitionist who led the Harpers Ferry Attack. Amistad Mutiny was a slave rebellion on a Spanish ship, where the slaves went on trial for murder. these slaves passed that trial and were free, because they acted in self-defense and were kidnapped.
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