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WorksheetsQuiz on the Boston News-Letter
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
When was the first issue of the Boston News-Letter published?
April 24, 1704
July 4, 1776
December 21, 1719
March 15, 1690
What was significant about the Boston News-Letter?
It was the first continuously published newspaper in America.
It was the first newspaper to use color printing.
It was the first newspaper to be published daily.
It was the first newspaper to include photographs.
Until what year did the Boston News-Letter appear weekly?
1776
1750
1800
1720
Which newspaper appeared in Boston on December 21, 1719?
Boston Gazette
New York Times
Philadelphia Inquirer
Washington Post
What was the content of the sermon mentioned in the Boston News-Letter?
"Do and do your own business."
"Love thy neighbor."
"Seek and you shall find."
"To be or not to be."
Where was John Campbell, the founding publisher of the Boston News-Letter, born?
Scotland
England
Ireland
France
What did the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantee?
Freedom of the press
Right to bear arms
Freedom of religion
Right to a fair trial
What was John Campbell's profession before publishing the Boston News-Letter?
Bookseller
Blacksmith
Farmer
Lawyer
What did the Postal Service Act of 1792 provide for newspapers?
Substantial subsidies
Free delivery
International shipping
Color printing
During which period did the American press grow rapidly due to party sponsorship?
First Party System (1790s–1810s)
Second Party System (1820s–1850s)
Civil War Era (1860s)
Progressive Era (1890s–1920s)
Who was James Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin's older brother
A famous politician
An inventor of the telegraph
A Civil War general
What was the name of the news sheet created by James Franklin?
The New England Courant
The Pennsylvania Gazette
The New York Times
The Boston Globe
What was the cost of delivering newspapers up to 100 miles under the Postal Service Act of 1792?
1.5 cents
5 cents
10 cents
25 cents
What was the primary audience for the newspapers during the First Party System?
Loyal partisans
General public
International readers
Children
What did the Penny press newspapers emphasize in their content?
Tabloid-style stories
Scientific research
Political essays
Classical literature
refers to an account of historical events presented in the order they happened
(a)
a series of bulletins published in England in the 17th and early 18th centuries
(a)
a guard or watchman
(a)
in medieval times referred to the official that called out announcements at jousting tournaments
(a)
platform from which an assembly is addressed
(a)
a coin with a low monetary value
can additionally mean
"petty or trifling,"
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