Tory Attacks on the Press
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6 Terms
Stamp Act 1765
Tax on any stationary; targeted journalists due to increased printing costs associated with the tax.
Seditious Libel
Anything printed that challenges the government’s integrity.
Statute of Westminster 1275
No publishing slander towards the king or anything that could make discord between the people and the king/lords.
John Peter Zenger
Published an anonymous letter from New Jersey stating that William Cosby’s (distant relative of the king, chief of NY and NJ) ineffective rule will cause a rebellion.
William Cosby
Raised taxes and refused to meet prominent merchants, debauchery, Cosby said newspapers should be silent in regard to state affairs.
Zenger Trial
John Peter Zenger was put on trial for seditious libel, and his lawyer, Andrew Hamilton, pleads for Jury Nullification for the first time in America.