The History of Terrorism
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Financial Terrorism
British Territories
1607-1776 Thirteen Colonies
Kingdom of Scotland emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
Andrew Hamilton (lawyer)
John Peter Zenger
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John Peter Zenger
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American printers
Andrew Hamilton (lawyer)
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William Smith (judge)
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1733-1751 The New York Weekly Journal
1734 John Peter Zenger was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who became a symbol for freedom of the press.
1734 One influential case in 1734 involved John Peter Zenger and established precedent that "The Truth" is an absolute defense against charges of libel. (Previous English defamation law had not provided this guarantee.)