One impact of the printing press was a general increase in literacy and education. This was because books suddenly became cheaper - until then they had to be hand-written, and so the monopoly on knowledge was generally in the hands of the church, who was responsible for re-writing books.
One indirect impact was the decrease of the power of the church, who no longer had the monopoly on knowledge.
The Founding Fathers felt the right to petition and assemble which supported the organizing principle of popular sovereignty of the Constitution. The founding fathers included John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
