Context: New Haven was home to one of the important early events in the burgeoning anti-slavery movement when, in 1839, the trial of mutineering Mende tribesmen being transported as slaves on the Spanish slaveship Amistad was held in New Haven's United States District Court. There is a statue of Joseph Cinqué, the informal leader of the slaves, beside City Hall. See "Museums" below for more information. Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech on slavery in New Haven in 1860, shortly before he secured the Republican nomination for President.

Question: In what year did an important trial take place which situated New Haven among the forefront of the growing anti-slavery movement?
Answer: 1839

Question: What tribesman were being transported  as slaves on a ship by the Spanish?
Answer: Mende

Question: What was the name of the Spanish slave ship used to transport the Mende tribesmen?
Answer: Amistad

Question: Who was the informal leader of the slaves to whom there is a statue dedicated beside City Hall in New Haven?
Answer: Joseph Cinqué

Question: In 1860, what notable U.S. president gave a speech on slavery in New Haven?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: What is the name of the slaveship that once sit in New Haven Harbor?
Answer: Amistad

Question: Who was the leader of slaves during the New Haven anti slavery movement in 1839
Answer: Joseph Cinqué

Question: What famous president made a speech in New Haven in 1860?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: Exactly who were the slaves upon the Spanish slaveship?
Answer: Mende tribesmen