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The Salem Witch Trials and the Zenger Trial were important trials that occurred in the colonies between 1690 and 1750. The Salem Witch Trials revealed the paranoid nature of the Puritan people but also set the standard that a person must be convicted with the higher standard of “clear and convincing evidence”. The Zenger Trial brought the Freedom of the Press to the state of New York through the work of Andrew Hamilton. This right has been a cornerstone of the American world and the power of the press is even now a very influential tool in this country.

The Salem Witch Trials and the Zenger Trial were important trials that occurred in the colonies between 1690 and 1750. The Salem Witch Trials revealed the paranoid nature of the Puritan people but also set the standard that a person must be convicted with the higher standard of “clear and convincing evidence”. The Zenger Trial brought the Freedom of the Press to the state of New York through the work of Andrew Hamilton. This right has been a cornerstone of the American world and the power of the press is even now a very influential tool in this country.

:Terrific answer, which could become a model answer.

:Terrific answer, which could become a model answer. But note that the Salem Witch Trials helped set the legal standard for conviction to be even higher than "clear and convincing evidence": the evidence must prove the allegations "beyond reasonable doubt."

3. Look at the map of the American colonies in the lecture. Which northeastern state was not one of the original 13 colonies, and what significant event happened there?  

3. Look at the map of the American colonies in the lecture. Which northeastern state was not one of the original 13 colonies, and what significant event happened there?