Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Social Studies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Assembly | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
| Town Meeting | government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters |
| Milita | A group of civilian soldiers trained to fight in emergies. |
| Delegate | A delegate is a person that attends an assembly |
| John Peter Zenger | Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued, and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty. |
| Phyllis Wheatly | A young slave girl taken from Africa. She was taught to read and write and she became an author. She was a former slave who learned to read and write; first African American poet |
| Andrew Hamilton | lawyer who travelled from Philadelphia to take Zenger's case for the cause of liberty. He called upon the jury's members to judge the truth of the material for themselves. He believed freedom of speech was essential in colonies to make sure the governors would not abuse their power. |
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