Friday, January 31, 2020

Ameliorate John Brown

Directions: there are four missing commas and three sentences. Please use at least one semicolon and two periods. 

John Brown a radical abolitionist advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the slavery he fought pro-slavery groups at Bleeding Kansas in 1856 in 1859 Brown attempted to start a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry Virginia.
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Suggested Answer:
John Brown, a radical abolitionist, advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the slavery; he fought pro-slavery groups at Bleeding Kansas in 1856. In 1859, Brown attempted to start a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Ameliorate HOMESTEAD ACT

Directions: look for four proper nouns needing capitalization and two missing commas.
Signed into law by president abraham lincoln on may 20 1862 the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. 

SUGGESTED ANSWER: 
Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. 

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Ameliorate the Louisiana Purchase

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas.
The Louisiana Purchase a large amount of land acquired from France in 1803 doubled the size of the United States. 
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suggested answer:
The Louisiana Purchase, a large amount of land acquired from France in 1803, doubled the size of the United States.