Title
- Debating Historical Issues In The Media Of The Time
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David A. CopelandPublication Details
BookGreenwood Press2000Availability
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With this unique collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers, students will be able to debate the issues of colonial America. Pro and con opinion pieces, letters, essays and news reports that were printed in colonial newspapers will help the reader to understand the differing viewpoints of colonial Americans on the key issues from 1690 to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
- Public opinion — United States — History — 17th century — Sources
- Public opinion — United States — History — 18th century — Sources
- American newspapers — Abstracts
- United States — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 — Sources
- United States — Politics and government — To 1775 — Sources
- United States — Politics and government — To 1775 — Public opinion
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- "With this collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers, students will be able to debate the issues of colonial America. Pro and con opinion pieces, letters, essays and news reports that were printed in colonial newspapers will help the reader to understand the differing viewpoints of colonial Americans on the key issues from 1690 to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Nearly 300 documents, organized chronologically by event, will help readers step back in time to debate the issues faced by 18th century Americans. The work covers 31 events from abolition, religion, and women’s rights to the Stamp Act crisis and the Boston Tea Party. This collection will be a valuable tool for research and classroom discussion."–BOOK JACKET
Contents
- Introduction: Newspapers in Colonial America
- 1. Censorship, Printing Control, and Freedom of the Press, 1690
- 2. The Inoculation Controversy, 1721
- 3. Impartiality, Objectivity, and the Press, 1729
- 4. Attakulakula Visits King George II, 1730: Native American- English Relations
- 5. The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735
- 6. Women’s Rights, 1738
- 7. The Stono Rebellion, 1739
- 8. The Great Awakening and George Whitefield, 1739 -1745
- 9. Religious Divisions, 1740-1745
- 10. Massachusetts Legalizes Lotteries, 1744
- 11. Medical Discoveries and the Amazing "Chinese Stones," 1745
- 12. Paper Money and the Currency Act, 1751
- 13. The New York Public Education Controversy, 1753-1755
- 14. The Albany Congress, the Plan of Union, and the French and Indian War, 1754-1763
- 15. The Cherokee War, 1759-1761
- 16. The Stamp Act Crisis, 1765-1766
- 17. "No Taxation without Representation," 1765-1766
- 18. The Sons of Liberty, 1765-1776
- 19. Tories versus Patriots, 1768-1775
- 20. Nonimportation Agreements, 1768-1775
- 21. The Boston Massacre, 1770
- 22. Religious Liberty: Baptists Call for Toleration, 1770-1776
- 23. The Somerset Case and the Anti-Slavery Controversy, 1772
- 24. The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party, 1773-1774
- 25. The Continental Congress, 1774-1775
- 26. The Edenton Tea Party and Perceptions of Women, 1774
- 27. Arguments over Going to War with England, 1774-1776
- 28. Separation from England, 1768-1776
- 29. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775
- 30. Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense, 1776
- 31. The Declaration of Independence, 1776
ISBN
- 0313309825
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