Vocabulary
A written document listing the rights of people is called what?
A Charter
Who was the first English Governor of New York?
Colonel Nicolls
European settlers were hungry for what?
More land
Who was John Peter Zenger?
He was a German.
Who was the governor of NY at this time?
William Cosby
People in the courtroom who decide if someone is innocent or guilty is called?
A jury
A charter
What did the Algonquins lose?
Their food supply and way of life
When did he come to New York?
In 1710
True or False, Zenger thought Cosby was doing a horrible job
True
The right of a group of people to make their own laws and govern themselves is called?
self-government
What was The Bolting Act of 1678?
grinding of grain into flour
Many Algonquins died from what disease?
smallpox
What did Zenger want the freedom to do?
Say what he thought
What happened when Zenger printed his opinions in his newspaper?
Cosby got angry, and had him thrown in prison.
Buying and selling people to use as slaves is called?
Did Stuyvesant surrender to the British?
Yes
Who was responsible for the deaths of the Native Americans and bringing disease?
European Settlers
What did Zenger become?
He became an editor of the New York Weekly Journal
When did Zenger stand trial?
August of 1735
What does surrender mean?
To give up
Who demanded Peter Stuyvesant to surrender?
Colonel Richard Nicolls
How did other Algonquins lose their lives?
In what year did Zenger become an editor?
1733
Who was the well known lawyer that stood up for Zenger?
Andrew Hamilton