Early American Newspapers
Technology
Influence in Government
Important People
Distribution
100
The first American newspaper to be made, but was stopped by the British
What is Publick Occurrences
100
This was used in comics to make the newspaper more appealing and is used today.
What is color
100
The amendment that gave journalists the freedom of press.
What is the 1st Amendment
100
The creator of the printing press
Who is Isaac Doolittle
100
Ways Americans can quickly get news today
What are phones, television, internet, etc.
200
US President who created the Pennsylvania Gazette
Who is Ben Franklin
200
Isaac Doolittle created this which helped create more copies of the newspapers.
What is a printing press
200
The number of newspapers that Congress said every state must print the new laws for the nation
What is two
200
Ben Franklin created this very popular newspaper
What is the Pennsylvania Gazette
200
The system used to deliver news during the 1800s that included an animal
What is the Pony Express
300
The first continually published newspaper in America because it had approval.
What is the Boston News-Letter
300
Railroads and steamships helped transporate newspapers quickly.
What did railroads and steamships do for journalism?
300
Journalists are allowed into these two parts of government.
What is the House and Senate
300
They created the Journal of Occurences which spreaded news about the British to the colonists.
Who are Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
300
A system to deliver messages along a wire over long distances.
What is a telegraph
400
The impact the Massachusetts Spy had on the colonists
What is encouraged revolt and independence
400
Two types of technology that have caused newspapers to compete for customers
What are computers and television
400
The number of journalists allowed as Washington correspondents
What is three
400
Wrote Common Sense which encouraged a revolt against the British.
Who is Thomas Paine
400
This invention enabled people to print newspapers quickly
What is a printing press
500
The newspaper that was most popular because it had a high income and had the most pages.
What is the Pennsylvania Gazette
500
The time period when photographs started to appear in newspapers.
What is the 1800s
500
The first amendment changed journalism in these ways.
Answer varies
500
The creator of the Boston News-Letter
Who is John Campbell
500
This type of bird was used to deliver news during the 1800s.
What is a pigeon
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