This case follows Ralph v. Coleman. It follows this case since it’s in the U.S. so the laws are the same about slavery, as if this case is in England. The Ralph v. Coleman case states, “Once free always free”, since John was working in a free land, he should have the same rules and be a free man. The American court should follow the decision of the British court, like Knight v. Wedderburn, because slavery is illegal in England. It would help these slaves like John more since it would side with them. Since John worked in a free state for over 3 years, the British court would rule him as a free man since he's been on free land. His owner brought him there to work so he didn’t escape and run away. In the British courts, the judge is not entitled to make their own decisions…show more content… It applies to this case since John didn’t escape and run to a free state but was brought there to work and live for 3 years. He never broke any rules, but since he lived and worked in a free state, he should have every right to be a free man. In the United States, slavery became heavy with the middle passage beginning in 1517. The Middle Passage sent enslaved people from Africa to the ports in the Americas. They were automatically looked at as property and not as persons. The slave ship Brooks carried as many as 609 enslaved persons. In Charleston in 1670, 40% of enslaved people that came to North America were entering through the Charleston Harbor (Week 4 Day 2, Slide 5). Many of the slaves started to rebel and wanted freedom. 1739, the Stono rebellion happened and the slaves wrote a banner saying “Liberty”, to state that they could read and write and they became a threat. The owners never wanted them to learn how to read and write, so they couldn’t communicate with one another and figure out loopholes in slavery to try and get out of
