Question

The press in colonial America flourished in the eighteenth century in part because Americans were among the most literate societies on earth.True / False.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

The press flourished in America when it arrived in Massachusetts in 1638. The newspaper became successful in America in the eighteen century as people were literate and wanted to know about their colony they were living. The Boston Newspaper appeared in 1704 and Virginia Gazette founded in 1736. By 1740 newspapers in the British colonies increased.