
Capitalizing Historical Events and Documents
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Capitalizing Historical Events and Documents
HMH Lesson 2.1.1
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Capitalizing Historical Events and Documents
Common nouns are nouns that name people, places, or things. They are not capitalized.
Proper nouns, which name particular people, places, or things - such as historical periods, events, or documents - should always be capitalized.
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Examples:
Boston played a big part in the American Revolutionary War. (historical event)
The Stamp Act Congress created the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. (historical document)
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Multiple Choice
Identify the historical event in the sentence: Boston protested a tax on tea in 1773 with the boston tea party.
Boston
tax on tea
1773
boston tea party
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct capitalization for the historical event in the sentence: Boston protested a tax on tea in 1773 with the boston tea party.
Boston tea party
Boston Tea Party
Boston tea Party
Boston Tea party
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Multiple Choice
Identify the historical event in the sentence: The tea act of 1773 raised the price of tea in the American Colonies.
tea act of 1773
1773
tea act
American Colonies
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct capitalization for the historical event in the sentence: The tea act of 1773 raised the price of tea in the American Colonies.
tea act of 1773
Tea act of 1773
Tea Act Of 1773
Tea Act of 1773
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Multiple Choice
Identify the historical event in the sentence: The war started with the siege of boston.
The war
the siege
siege of boston
boston
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct capitalization for the historical event in the sentence: The war started with the siege of boston.
siege of Boston
Siege of Boston
The War
The Siege
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Multiple Choice
Identify the historical event in the sentence: This led to the battle of bunker hill.
battle of bunker hill
battle of bunker
the battle
bunker hill
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Multiple Choice
Select the correct capitalization for the historical event in the sentence: This led to the battle of bunker hill.
Battle of Bunker Hill
battle of Bunker Hill
battle of Bunker Hill
battle of bunker hill
Capitalizing Historical Events and Documents
HMH Lesson 2.1.1
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