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The legal rights of Englishmen influenced the colonists to _____.

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expect a voice in their government
expect a voice in their government

believe in the separation of powers
believe in the separation of powers

give more power to the monarchy
give more power to the monarchy

support the Navigation Acts
support the Navigation Acts

How did the life of lower-class colonists differ from that of the poor in Europe?

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The colonists could count on a comfortable retirement after their years of labor.
The colonists could count on a comfortable retirement after their years of labor.

The colonists had a great deal of leisure time.
The colonists had a great deal of leisure time.

The colonists often lived in conditions that Europeans considered luxurious.
The colonists often lived in conditions that Europeans considered luxurious.

The colonists could get property and move up the social scale.
The colonists could get property and move up the social scale.

What right did the Zenger case help establish?

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freedom of religion
freedom of religion

trial by jury
trial by jury

freedom of the press
freedom of the press

habeas corpus
habeas corpus

What was the effect of Zenger’s trial on libel laws?

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Libel laws were reinterpreted to apply to any statement that damaged a person’s reputation, regardless of whether it was true.
Libel laws were reinterpreted to apply to any statement that damaged a person’s reputation, regardless of whether it was true.

Libel laws were interpreted to apply only to untrue statements that damaged a person’s reputation.
Libel laws were interpreted to apply only to untrue statements that damaged a person’s reputation.

Libel laws were expanded to apply to governments as well as individuals.
Libel laws were expanded to apply to governments as well as individuals.

Libel laws were interpreted to apply both to spoken and written statements that damaged reputations.
Libel laws were interpreted to apply both to spoken and written statements that damaged reputations.

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1) expect a voice in their government

2) The colonists could get property and move up the social scale.

3) freedom of the press

4) Libel laws were interpreted to apply only to untrue statements that damaged a person’s reputation.