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Why were the captured Africans aboard the Amistad ultimately released?

A. The Supreme Court ruled they had been captured and held illegally.
B. Spain decided the international slave trade was illegal.
C. The Supreme Court ruled that they had committed no crime since they rebelled in international waters.
D. The Supreme Court determined that they had been kidnapped by British troops.

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A. The Supreme Court ruled they had been captured and held illegally.

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