he was put in jail for publishing stories in the New York Weekly Journal. The stories accused New York's royal Governor, William Cosby, of being dishonest.
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Andrew Hamilton defended him against his trial.
When the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution almost 50 years later, one of the main parts of the First Amendment was government protection of freedom of the press. This action had its beginnings in the case of John Peter Zenger.
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He was put on trial for Libel.
Zenger's trail established an important right, freedom of the press.
John Peter Zenger Trial was significant because he was the firstg person tried with freedom of speech.
John peter zenger died by eating a poisonous rabbit
John Peter Zenger was a Patriot, he was also a journalist.
the earliest time john peter zenger was free was august 5, 1735
John Peter Zenger wrote something bad about the government in a newspaper. When he lived, you were not allowed to do that.
john peter zenger... i just looked it up in my history book so 99.9% sure that's the right answer... :)
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