The Trial of John Peter Zenger

***Please go to the following link:

A. On the right hand side of the page (under Other Resources), you will find a link called, The Trial of John Peter Zenger: An Account. Please click on this link and read about the Zenger trial background, the trial itself, and the aftermath.

B. Please return to the original link. Please read the following links (located on the right hand side of the page under Other Resources):

Prelude to the Zenger Trial: A Colony Divided, The Zenger Trial: A Chronology, Key Figures in the Trial of John Peter Zenger, and Introduction to the Free Speech Clause.

***At the start of next class, you will submit the following completed tasks. Please type your answers for submission.

1. Give a one to two-paragraph summary of the Zenger case in your own words.
2. What do you believe was the most important event from the Chronology section and why? Explain. (one paragraph)
3. Who do you consider the key figure in the trial and why? (one paragraph)
4. On the Introduction to the Free Speech Clause page, please answer the five questions located on the bottom of the page on the left hand side (answers should be complete which requires one to two paragraphs per question).