Mass Com Test #1 History

When was the first American printing press established?

1638

When was the telegraph established?

1844

When was photography introduced?

1839

When were early motion pictured established?

1890s

When did the radio begin development?

1910s

When was the development/rise of television?

WWII/1950s

When was computer technology established?

1960s

When were video games established?

1980s

When was the internet established?

1990s

When were digital/smart phones established?

2000s

When and who brought technology of movable type from China to Europe?

Marco Polo, 1295

Who and when was the metal movable type created?

Johannes Gutenberg, 1440s

When did books start being printed and sold?

Mid 1400s

When and what was Protestant Reformation?

1500s when English monarchy establishes prior restraint and licenses printers

What is prior restraint?

no right to print anything without government approval

What is licenses printers?

anyone with printing press needs license from king

When was the first american press established and by who?

1638, Elizabeth Glover (The Glover Press)

What was the first thing Elizabeth Glover printed?

The Freeman's Oath

What was the 1st multi-page newspaper in America and who published it and when?

-Publick Occurences

-Benjamin Harris

-1690

When was the Boston News Letter published and by who?

-1704

-John Campbell

When and who published the New England Courant?

-1721

-James Franklin

When and who published Pennsylvania Gazette?

-1729

-Benjamin Franklin

When and who founded The Library Company of Philadelphia?

-1731

-Benjamin Franklin

When and what were the two first american magazines? Who established them?

-1741

-American Magazine (Andrew Bradford)

-General Magazine (Benjamin Franklin)

What was John Peter Zenger tried with?

seditious libel

What is seditious libel?

saying something negative about king or government of king

When were the rights of the british colonies asserted and proved?

1764

When and what was the stamp act?

-1765

-tax on paper

When did war break out between patriots and loyalists?

1775

Who and when was common sense founded?

-1776

-Thomas Paine

What is the name of the second pamphlet Thomas Paine writes?

American Crisis

Who was leader of Federalists?

John Adams

Who signed the Federalists Papers?

-Alexander Hamilton

-James Madison

-John Jay

Who was the leader of the Anti-Federalists?

Thomas Jefferson

What was important of newspapers during the Partisan Press Era?

they were directly affiliated with political parties

When was the growth of newspapers?

1790-1800

When was the election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

1796 and 1800

What does the 1st amendment say?

freedom of

-speech

-press

-petition

-religion

-assembly

When was the Alien and Sedition Act?

1798

What did the Alien and Sedition Act say?

-made it harder to become a citizen

-gave president right to evict any immigrant

-made it a crime to print anything negative about government or its policies

When and what was the Post Office Act?

-1792

-created U.S post office

-established first class postage

-created lower rate for mailing newspapers

What happened during the profound shift in society during 1830-1860s?

-growth in population

-increased literacy

-improved transportation

-technology

-shift in public attitude

What is populism?

targeting everyday people

When and who founded the New York Sun?

-1833

-Benjamin Day

When and who founded New York Herald?

-1835

-James Gordon Bennett

What did the New York Herald/ James Gordon Bennett do to compete with New York Sun?

-divided paper into different sections

-used beat system

-hired correspondents

-used the telegraph

When and who founded the New York Tribune?

-1841

-Horace Greeley

When who founded New York Times?

1851, Henry Raymond

Saturday Evening Post in 1821 came out with what two magazines?

General Interest Magazine, Godey’s Lady Book

Who invented the telegraph?

Samuel Morse

What happened during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)?

first war to use the telegraph and to be photograph

Who had a process to make photography during 1839 and what were they photos called?

Louie Daguerre and Daguerreotypes

What were some drawbacks to daguerreotypes?

couldn’t be reproduced, used highly toxic chemicals, very fragile