War of 1812

Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentence. There is one missing comma and several proper nouns that must be capitalized.

during the war of 1812 the british invaded washington D.C. and burned the white house 

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Suggested Answer: 
During the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington, D.C. and burned the White House. 

Ameliorate the Embargo Act of 1807

Directions: students should correct the sentence below, in red. There is a missing comma and proper nouns that need capitalization. 

in an effort to protect american ships from being attack by the british and the french president thomas jefferson supported the embargo of 1807.

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SUGGESTED ANSWER
In an effort to protect American ships from being attacked by the British and the French ,  President Thomas Jefferson supported the Embargo of 1807 ; this did not allow the Americans to conduct business and trade with the English and French.

first Political Parties

Directions: correct the sentences below, in red.  There are misused and misspelled words; there is a missing semicolon and proper nouns that need to be capitalized.

The first political partys in the United States included the federalists & the democratic-republicans the federalists was led by alexander hamilton and the democratic-republicans was led by thomas jefferson.

suggested answer: 
The first political parties in the United States included the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans; the Federalists were led by Alexander Hamilton, and the Democratic Republicans were led by Thomas Jefferson.

Ameliorate the Cabinet

Directions: The sentence below, in red, is filled with grammatical mistakes and misused words: correct it. There is one colon ( : ), three semi colons ( ; ) four commas and many proper nouns that need to be capitalized.

to assist the president of the united states congress created 3 executive departments the Department of State to deal with foreign affairs the department of war to handle military matters and the department of treasury to manage finances.

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Suggested Answer: 
To assist the President of the United States, Congress created three executive departments: the Department of State, to deal with foreign affairs; the Department of War, to handle military matters; and the Department of Treasury, to manage finances.

Ameliorate Washington

Directions: Students should correct the sentence below, in red. There is a missing comma and words that need to be capitalized and one misspelled word.

after fighting in the american revolution george washington become  president of the united states in 1789.

Greek and Roman influence on Washington

Video: a short video about Washington



Suggested Answer: 
After fighting in the American Revolution, George Washington became  President of the United States in 1789. 

Ameliorate Paleolithic People ! ! ! !

Directions: Correct the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas and one misused word.

The Paleolithic Mesolithic and Neolithic eras are terms used to describe history prior to the Agricultural Revolution. 

cave art: video

Video: Hunting and Gathering Society....BBC 
actual footage of animals being killed by men with spears.....caution.....BLOODY

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Suggested ANSWER:
The Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic eras are terms used to describe history prior to the Agricultural Revolution.

Germany in the 1930s

Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentences below, in red. There may be spelling errors, punctuation omission, and more.

Adolf hitler become the dictator of germany in 1933 he was the leader of the nazi party and his official title was the Fuhrer.

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Suggested answer to the sentence: 
Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany in 1933; he was the leader of the Nazi Party, and his official title was the Fuhrer.


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