How Was Freedom of the Press Viewed in the Eighteenth

question 52

Multiple Choice

How was freedom of the press viewed in the eighteenth century?

• A) Leaders saw it as a natural right.
• B) Governments praised it as helping democracy.
• C) After 1695 the British government required a license for printing.
• D) Newspapers did not feel it was necessary.
• E) Governments in both England and the colonies viewed it as dangerous.

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