They fight for our country.
In 1839, a group of Africans took control of a Spanish ship called La Amistad that was bound for a port in Cuba where the Africans were to be sold as slaves. After seizing the ship, the Africans demanded to be taken back to their homeland, but were tricked by the ship's navigator who set a course that took them along the coast of North America. La Amistad was eventually captured by the United States Navy, and the Africans were held as pirates. Though they were almost taken to be sold in a U.S. slave market, a court case arose regarding whether they could actually be considered slaves. Abolitio
It was significant because it changed how people were represented, meaning that more people got suffrage rights and "rotten burroughs" were removed to prevent extremely rich people from places where there's not many people to have high electoral power. The idea that only house owners can vote was changed to anyone who lives in the UK.
