Question

choose the sentence that is capitalized correctly.

following the american revolution, adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.
following the american revolution, adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.
following the american revolution, adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.
following the american revolution, adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.

Explanation:

Analyze historical event capitalization

The term "American Revolution" is a specific, major historical event and acts as a proper noun. Therefore, both words must be capitalized: "American Revolution". This rules out the first and fourth options, which use "American revolution".

Analyze historical document capitalization

The "Articles of Confederation" is a specific, formal historical document and acts as a proper noun. Therefore, the principal words must be capitalized: "Articles of Confederation" (with "of" remaining lowercase as a preposition). This rules out the second option, which uses "articles of confederation".

Identify the correct sentence

The third option correctly capitalizes both proper nouns: "Following the American Revolution, Adams helped to draft the Articles of Confederation."

Answer:

• (A) Following the American revolution, Adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.
• (B) Following the American Revolution, Adams helped to draft the articles of confederation.
• (C) Following the American Revolution, Adams helped to draft the Articles of Confederation. (Correct answer)
• (D) Following the American revolution, Adams helped to draft the articles of Confederation.