Zenger Trial

Here are some links that provide accounts of the Zenger trial for your news broadcast.

Trial of John Peter Zenger
Involved Parties
American Gov account
State of New York account

Use the links to get the content for your new report.

American Cultural Identity

During the 18th century American Cultural began to become uniquely American. Colonies began to develop their own newspaper and literacy rates were higher in New England and the Middle Colonies than they were in England. This allowed a large majority of colonist to read the works of European philosophers John Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu. Moreover, people in the American colonies were also able to read the works published in America like those written by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.

Choose one of the following philosophers and take notes on the impact of their works on American society. Try to answer how they influenced the colonist to seek independence from Britain.

Benjamin Franklin
Montesquieu
John Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Thomas Paine

Also check out chapter links
Chapter 5

Colonies Develop

Understanding the development of the colonies is important for the current dynamic that is present in the United States. We will focus on the Southern colonies and their movement towards plantation economies. 

Refer to the blog post on colonialism for the chapter link.