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Are you writing a paragraph or essay and don't know when to capitalize terms? Check out the tips below when editing your writing piece! These tips come from the Journal of the American Revolution. For more information click here!
Are you writing a paragraph or essay and don't know when to capitalize terms? Check out the tips below when editing your writing piece! These tips come from the Journal of the American Revolution. For more information click here!
Act - When you are writing about an act (Stamp Act), always capitalize it. The only time you use lower case is when mentioning without the title.
The colonists boycotted goods taxed under the Sugar Act.
The act created much dissatisfaction in the American colonies.
Century - Spell the century out and do not capitalize.
Taxes were imposed on the American colonists after the French and Indian war in the eighteenth century.
Congress - Capitalize Congress when referring to the American legislature, or a foreign legislative body. Do not capitalize when
referring to state congresses.
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Stamp Act Congress sent resolutions to the British Parliament in an attempt to repair the relationship with them.
The congressional body has met to discuss Pennsylvania's public education budget.
Continental - capitalize
The Continental Congress voted on the final edits of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th.
Directions - In general, lowercase north, south, east, northeast, northern, etc. when they indicate compass direction.
We need to head north to get to Northern Lehigh stadium for the football game.
Capitalize when they designate regions.
The North and South fought against each other during the Civil War.
The storm system that developed in the Midwest (region) is now spreading eastward (compass direction).
Names - Never refer to a historic figure by their first name. Either write the full name or last name only.
The soldiers were defended by John Adams.
One of the leading revolutionaries was J. Adams.
The Declaration of Independence was authored by Jefferson.
John was an excellent orator.
Patriot or Loyalist; British or American - capitalize when writing about the American Revolution.
The Patriots were in rebellion against the British government.
The Loyalists kept their allegiance to the British crown during the American Revolution.
Ranks in the Military - 1. Military ranks/titles are capitalized and abbreviated before the full name for the first mention, 2. then capitalized and spelled out before the surname. 3. Without the name, a ran is spelled out and lowercase.
Gen. George Washington (1)
General Greene (2)
The general was absent from battle. (3)
Regiment - Lowercase unless it is part of a title.
Smallpox was an epidemic in the camp of the regiment.
The "2nd Virginia Regiment" drove the British out of the area.
Regulars - lowercase
The British regulars shot into the violent mob of King Street in Boston on the night of March 5th.
Royal - capitalize
The Royal Navy issued a blockade in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the French and Indian war.
Titles (government officials and bodies) - use lowercase unless writing formal titles.
Boston Committee of Correspondence (title)
kings of Europe
town committee
King George III (title)
*https://allthingsliberty.com/style/
Act - When you are writing about an act (Stamp Act), always capitalize it. The only time you use lower case is when mentioning without the title.
The colonists boycotted goods taxed under the Sugar Act.
The act created much dissatisfaction in the American colonies.
Century - Spell the century out and do not capitalize.
Taxes were imposed on the American colonists after the French and Indian war in the eighteenth century.
Congress - Capitalize Congress when referring to the American legislature, or a foreign legislative body. Do not capitalize when
referring to state congresses.
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Stamp Act Congress sent resolutions to the British Parliament in an attempt to repair the relationship with them.
The congressional body has met to discuss Pennsylvania's public education budget.
Continental - capitalize
The Continental Congress voted on the final edits of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th.
Directions - In general, lowercase north, south, east, northeast, northern, etc. when they indicate compass direction.
We need to head north to get to Northern Lehigh stadium for the football game.
Capitalize when they designate regions.
The North and South fought against each other during the Civil War.
The storm system that developed in the Midwest (region) is now spreading eastward (compass direction).
Names - Never refer to a historic figure by their first name. Either write the full name or last name only.
The soldiers were defended by John Adams.
One of the leading revolutionaries was J. Adams.
The Declaration of Independence was authored by Jefferson.
John was an excellent orator.
Patriot or Loyalist; British or American - capitalize when writing about the American Revolution.
The Patriots were in rebellion against the British government.
The Loyalists kept their allegiance to the British crown during the American Revolution.
Ranks in the Military - 1. Military ranks/titles are capitalized and abbreviated before the full name for the first mention, 2. then capitalized and spelled out before the surname. 3. Without the name, a ran is spelled out and lowercase.
Gen. George Washington (1)
General Greene (2)
The general was absent from battle. (3)
Regiment - Lowercase unless it is part of a title.
Smallpox was an epidemic in the camp of the regiment.
The "2nd Virginia Regiment" drove the British out of the area.
Regulars - lowercase
The British regulars shot into the violent mob of King Street in Boston on the night of March 5th.
Royal - capitalize
The Royal Navy issued a blockade in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the French and Indian war.
Titles (government officials and bodies) - use lowercase unless writing formal titles.
Boston Committee of Correspondence (title)
kings of Europe
town committee
King George III (title)
*https://allthingsliberty.com/style/
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