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Virginia legislature adopts the Ordinance of religion. Anglican church was the official church and forbid harassment on the differences of the religion.
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The papers are a unique collection of 85 essay written by Alex Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay using ratification the constitution. Hamilton writes the subject of the press declaring "the liberty of the press shall be inviolably inviolably preserved"
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Virginia is the 11th state to approve the 10 Amendments, thereby accepting the the Bill of Rights
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John Adams over looks the Sedition act.Jefferson introduces other presidents to give states the power to decided the sedition act. Then Franklin is arrested under the Sedition act for libeling John adams
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Congress let the sedition act expire, Jefferson forgives all person convicted under the Act. They punished people for who put false information against the governments.
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The house of representatives adopts gag rules.The house revoke the rules in 1844
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John Stuart Mill publishes "On Liberty".This essay grows bigger and bigger about the argument that if the speech is free and the search for knowledge.
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President Lincoln, a union commander, The New York Journal of commerce and the New York World and arrests the newspapers' editors after both papers publish forged presidential proclamation.
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The 14th amendment was approved. It requires that no state shall "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process."
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reformer Anthony Comstock successfully lobbies congress to pass the Comstock law. This laws main point is "Trade in and circulation of,obscene literature and immoral use,"
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Congress passed the act, making crime to "willfully cause or attempt to cause misbehavior,disloyalty, riot,or refusal of duty in the military or naval forces.
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The scopes monkey trail occurs in Dayton,Tennessee John Thomas Scopes is found guilty breaking the Tennessee. Prohibits teaching the theory of evolution of public school.
