Capitalization
This is the only word in the following sentence that should be capitalized: "My cousin lives in the south part of town, but he wants to move north."
What is "None"? (Compass directions are lowercase unless they refer to a specific region like "the South.")
Choose the correct verb: "Neither the players nor the coach (is/are) ready for the game."
What is "is"?
While Jefferson envisioned a nation of "yeoman farmers," Hamilton argued the future of America lay in this sector.
What is Industry (or Manufacturing/Commerce)?
Jefferson famously identifies these three "unalienable rights" that all men are endowed with by their Creator.
What are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?
This famous suffragist was the primary author of the Declaration of Sentiments.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
These two words in the phrase "the renaissance art gallery" must be capitalized to be grammatically correct.
What are "Renaissance" and "Art"? (Historical periods and the specific names of businesses/buildings are capitalized.)
Identify the subject and the correct verb: "The bag of colorful marbles (has/have) been lost."
What are "bag" and "has"?
Hamilton was the primary author of these 85 essays intended to persuade New York to ratify the Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
This is the primary "target audience" to whom the delegates were specifically addressing their list of grievances.
Who is King George III?
Stanton famously altered Jefferson’s line to read, "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and [this group] are created equal."
What is "women"?
This is the proper capitalization for the title in this sentence: "will principal smith be attending the meeting?"
What is "Principal Smith"? (Titles are capitalized when they come immediately before a name.)
Correct the verb in this sentence: "Everyone in the bleachers were cheering for the home team."
What is "was"?
This was Jefferson’s primary "Strict Constructionist" argument against Hamilton’s proposed National Bank.
What is "The Constitution doesn't explicitly allow it"?
Jefferson uses this rhetorical device—the repetition of the phrase "He has..." at the beginning of multiple sentences—to emphasize the King's crimes.
What is Anaphora? (Parallelism is also an acceptable answer.)
Mirroring the Declaration of Independence, the Sentiments replaces the "He has..." list of grievances against King George with grievances against this "tyrant."
Who is "Man"? (or all men/mankind)
Identify the error here: "I am taking History 101 and a Biology class this semester."
What is "Biology"? (General school subjects are lowercase; only specific course titles with numbers or languages like English are capitalized.)
Choose the correct verb: "Economics (is/are) a difficult subject for many high school students."
What is "is"?
Hamilton argued for "National Sovereignty," but Jefferson championed this doctrine, which suggests states have the right to judge federal laws.
What is "States' Rights" (or Nullification)?
According to the document, governments derive their "just powers" from this specific source.
What is the consent of the governed?
This was the most controversial "sentiment" or resolution included in the document—even some supporters thought it was too radical to ask for.
What is the Right to Vote? (Suffrage)
Correct the capitalization in this sentence: "The french ambassador loves Swiss cheese and danish pastries."
What are "French" and "Danish"? (Proper adjectives derived from names of countries must always be capitalized.)
Fix the agreement in this complex sentence: "The jury disagree on the final verdict."
What is "disagrees"?
During the "Assumption" issue, Jefferson feared that the Federal government taking on state debts would strip states of this—their ultimate power to govern themselves.
What is Sovereignty?
In the preamble, Jefferson writes that when a government becomes destructive, it is the "Right of the People" to do these two things to it.
What are "alter or abolish" it?
The document argues that women are forced to submit to laws in which they had no "voice," a direct callback to this Revolutionary War slogan.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?