Which One of the Following Did NOT Contribute to the Expansion

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following did NOT contribute to the expansion of the public sphere during the eighteenth century?

• A) the establishment of literary and philosophical clubs
• B) widespread literacy
• C) the proliferation of newspapers and libraries
• D) the trial of John Peter Zenger
• E) the founding of the California missions

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