For every major event or issue of the colonial period, newspapers printed the opinions of the day, in many cases attempting to influence public opinion. Issues such as medical discoveries, education, and censorship are covered in this collection along with important events such as the French and Indian War, the trial of John Peter Zenger, and the Boston Massacre. Each chapter introduces the event or issue and includes news articles, letters, essays, even poetry representing both sides of the argument as they affected Americans. Each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction. This is…mehr
For every major event or issue of the colonial period, newspapers printed the opinions of the day, in many cases attempting to influence public opinion. Issues such as medical discoveries, education, and censorship are covered in this collection along with important events such as the French and Indian War, the trial of John Peter Zenger, and the Boston Massacre. Each chapter introduces the event or issue and includes news articles, letters, essays, even poetry representing both sides of the argument as they affected Americans. Each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction. This is the only collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers on the events of the era and will be a valuable tool for research and classroom discussion.
David Copeland is an Itinerant Evangelist currently serving as Director of Revival Now Ministries, Lanett, Alabama. David and his wife Pam travel to the nations as well as across the US declaring the message of repentance, restoration, and revival. They have served together in ministry over 30 years and have two daughters, two sons in law, and four grandchildren.
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Introduction: Newspaper in Colonial America Censorship Printing Control and Freedom of the Press 1690 The Inoculation Controversy 1721 Impartiality Objectivity and the Press 1729 Attakulakula Visits King George 1730: Native American-English Relations The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735 Women's Rights 1738 The Stono Rebellion 1739 The Great Awakening and George Whitefield 1739-1745 Religious Divisions 1740-1745 Massachusetts Legalizes Lotteries 1744 Medical Discoveries: The Amazing Tar Water 1745 Paper Money and the Currency Act 1751 The New York Public Education Controversy 1753-1755 The Albany Congress Plan of Union and French and Indian War 1754-1763 The Cherokee War 1759-1761 The Stamp Act Crisis 1765-1766 No Taxation without Representation 1765-1766 Tories versus Patriots 1768-1775 The Sons of Liberty 1765-1776 Nonimportation 1768-1775 The Boston Massacre 1770 Religious Liberty: Baptists Call for Toleration 1770-1776 The Somerset Case and the Anti-Slavery Controversy 1772 The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party 1773-1774 The Continental Congress 1774-1775 Edenton Tea Party and Perceptions of Women 1774 Arguments over Going to War with England 1774-1776 Separation from England 1768-1776 Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775 Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Chronology of Events Selected Bibliography Index
Introduction: Newspaper in Colonial America Censorship Printing Control and Freedom of the Press 1690 The Inoculation Controversy 1721 Impartiality Objectivity and the Press 1729 Attakulakula Visits King George 1730: Native American-English Relations The Trial of John Peter Zenger 1735 Women's Rights 1738 The Stono Rebellion 1739 The Great Awakening and George Whitefield 1739-1745 Religious Divisions 1740-1745 Massachusetts Legalizes Lotteries 1744 Medical Discoveries: The Amazing Tar Water 1745 Paper Money and the Currency Act 1751 The New York Public Education Controversy 1753-1755 The Albany Congress Plan of Union and French and Indian War 1754-1763 The Cherokee War 1759-1761 The Stamp Act Crisis 1765-1766 No Taxation without Representation 1765-1766 Tories versus Patriots 1768-1775 The Sons of Liberty 1765-1776 Nonimportation 1768-1775 The Boston Massacre 1770 Religious Liberty: Baptists Call for Toleration 1770-1776 The Somerset Case and the Anti-Slavery Controversy 1772 The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party 1773-1774 The Continental Congress 1774-1775 Edenton Tea Party and Perceptions of Women 1774 Arguments over Going to War with England 1774-1776 Separation from England 1768-1776 Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775 Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Chronology of Events Selected Bibliography Index
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