Multiple choice

A colonial publisher whose trial in 1735 led to freedom of the press

  1. Ben Franklin

  2. George Washington

  3. John Peter Zenger

  4. John Locke

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C Correct answer
Explanation

John Peter Zenger was a German-American printer and journalist in New York City. His acquittal in a landmark 1735 libel trial established the principle that truth is a defense against charges of seditious libel, laying the foundation for freedom of the press.