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Printing in the American colonies

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Establishment of Massachusetts Bay Colony1638
The Mass Bay colony was established by a bunch of laywers and dissenting clergy from what Univ.?U. of Cambridge
New Town estab. in 1638 AKACambridge
Importance of Glover's widowRan the first printing press
First title published by Mrs. GloverFreeman's Oath
Capital Laws of Mass. Bay1643
Successors to GloverMatthew Day & Samuel Green
Most printed book in coloniesAlgonquin transl. of Bible - Eliot Indian Bible
Early printer in BostonJohn Foster
Early printer in PhiladelphiaWilliam Bradford
First paper mill in 1690 - where?Philadelphia
William NutheadJamestown 1682
What did the Gov. of Virginia do to Nuthead?Evicted
Where did most books come from in early 18th century colonial America?England
Best way to survive as printerAppointment as official printer to governor
What was the new source of income for printers?The newspaper
What held treasures of local news?The American gazettes: 2,120 papers from 1691-1820
American phenomenon was:the printer-journalist
Symbiotic relationshipPostmaster/printer-journalist
Pennsylvania Gazette publisher/printerBen Franklin
Franklin became official printer to State of Penn. in this year1730
Liberty Co. of PhiladelphiaBen Franklin's official printing business
Lifespan of famous publication: Poor Richard's Almanac1733-1758
Print run of Poor Richard's Almanac10,000 (for a population of 15,000!)
How printing spread in the coloniesBen Franklin's former employees went to other colonies
First paper run by Ben FranklinNew England Courant
Who said: God save us from printers?Sir. William Berkeley
How was printing regulatedLicensing acts


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