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The Party Press

Most newspapers sided with one political party or the other after the War.. There were Federalist newspapers that included columns written by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.There were Republican newspapers that criticized the Federalist newspapers.. This was when many newspapers began to p

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The Party Press

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    1. The Party Press Newspapers after the Revolutionary War

    2. Most newspapers sided with one political party or the other after the War.

    3. There were Federalist newspapers that included columns written by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. There were Republican newspapers that criticized the Federalist newspapers.

    4. This was when many newspapers began to publish daily.

    5. When George Washington died, the news spread quickly through America. Washington died on Saturday in Virginia. Virginia newspapers published it on Wed. Philadelphia newspapers published it on Thur. New York newspapers published it on Sat. Boston newspapers published it the next Tues.

    6. Editorials were beginning to run on a separate page, labeled as opinion.

    7. In the War of 1812 against Britain, the first war correspondent enlisted in Andrew Jackson’s army in New Orleans so he could give first person accounts of the war.

    8. News of the victory in New Orleans reached New York a month later. Headlines read, “Almost Incredible Victory!” and “Glorious Triumph.”

    9. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was published in a Baltimore newspaper a few hours after it was written by Francis Scott Key.

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