New Freedom

(noun)

This term comprises the campaign speeches and promises of Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential campaign. They called for less government, but in practice as president he added new controls such as the Federal Reserve System and the Clayton Antitrust Act.

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Examples of New Freedom in the following topics:

  • Freedom in New Netherland

    • The Dutch colony of New Netherland changed hands several times and eventually ceded, transferring permanently to Britain in 1674.
    • In March 1664, Charles II of England resolved to seize New Netherland .
    • On August 27, 1664, four English frigates sailed into New Amsterdam's harbor and demanded New Netherland's surrender.
    • This map represents the first usage of the term New Netherland to describe the colony.
    • Analyze the Anglo-Dutch wars and the transfer of New Amsterdam to the British

  • The First Emancipation

    • He promised such slave recruits freedom in exchange for service in the British Army.
    • Despite this, many slaves were willing to risk their lives for a chance at freedom.
    • Slaves also escaped in New England and New York, often joining the British forces occupying New York for freedom.
    • Tye and his comrades believed that they were fighting not just for their own individual freedom but for the freedom of enslaved blacks in North America.
    • The Earl of Dunmore issued a proclamation offering freedom to all slaves who would leave their masters and fight on behalf of Britain during the Revolutionary War.

  • Freedom of Expression and its Limits

    • Despite the restrictive nature of early colonial laws, the ideas of freedom of speech and expression emerged steadily over time.
    • One such instance in which the concept of freedom of expression dramatically expanded was the Zenger Trial.
    • John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper editor, began to voice opposition to several policies implemented by the newly appointed colonial governor, William Cosby.
    • Supported by members of the popular party, Zenger's New-York Weekly Journal continued to publish critical attacks on the royal governor.
    • Cosby was attacked by Zenger's paper for his actions while governor of New York.

  • In Quest of Freedom

    • Despite promises of freedom in exchange for service during the war, whites still denied many slaves their liberty following the conflict.
    • Because they were the property of Loyalists, they never gained their freedom from slavery.
    • Many of the Patriots' slaves who sided with the British were promised their freedom.
    • They sailed to New York, England, and Nova Scotia.
    • On January 15, 1792, 1,193 blacks left Halifax for West Africa and a new life.

  • The Flowering of Black Freedom Struggle

    • During the 1960s the black freedom struggle included the 1963 March on Washington, the 1964 Freedom Summer, and the 1965 March in Selma.
    • It played a major role in organizing sit-ins and freedom rides, the 1963 March on Washington, the Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party over the next few years.
    • Though Freedom Summer failed to register many voters, it significantly effected the course of the Civil Rights Movement.
    • Before Freedom Summer, the national news media had paid little attention to the persecution of black voters in the Deep South and the dangers endured by black civil rights workers.
    • On June 21, 1964, the Freedom Summer got national attention when three civil rights workers disappeared .

  • Freedom of Speech

    • The freedom of speech is a protected right under the First Amendment, and while many categories of speech are protected, there are limits.
    • The freedom of speech is not absolute.
    • New York (1925) to also prohibit state legislatures from enacting such laws.
    • Freedom of speech is a closely guarded liberty in American society.
    • Explain how freedom of speech is protected by the United States Constitution

  • The chi-square distribution and finding areas

    • To do so, a new table is needed: the chi-square table, partially shown in Table 6.8.
    • This distribution has three degrees of freedom, so only the row with 3 degrees of freedom (df) is relevant.
    • (b) 2 degrees of freedom, area above 4.3 shaded.
    • (c) 5 degrees of freedom, area above 5.1 shaded.
    • (e) 4 degrees of freedom, area above 10 shaded.

  • Types of Media

    • Critics allege that localism (local news and other content at the community level), media spending and coverage of news, and diversity of ownership and represented views have suffered as a result of such processes.
    • Many prominent news organizations such as CBS, ABC, and Fox News are often criticized for creating political and corporate monopolies to boost popularity.
    • A smaller score on the index corresponds to greater freedom of press.
    • These countries have been ranked on their freedom-of-press laws.
    • A smaller score on the index correspondes to great freedom of press.

  • Freedom of the Press

    • However, freedom of the press, like freedom of speech, is subject to some restrictions such as defamation law and copyright law .
    • Minnesota used the 14th Amendment to apply the freedom of the press to the states.
    • The Supreme Court found that freedom, but not responsibility, is mandated by the First Amendment.
    • Freedom of the press is a primary civil liberty guaranteed in the First Amendment.
    • Indicate the role the Freedom of the Press in the U.S.

  • Introducing the t distribution

    • In the cases where we will use a small sample to calculate the standard error, it will be useful to rely on a new distribution for inference calculations: the t distribution.
    • The degrees of freedom describe the shape of the t distribution.
    • In Section 5.3.3, we relate degrees of freedom to sample size.
    • We identify the row in the t table using the degrees of freedom: df = 20.
    • The t distribution with 18 degrees of freedom.