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Identify if each sentence is a COMPOUND sentence or a SIMPLE sentence. Write your answer in the short answer section of your bubble sheet.

1. In his lifetime, Jefferson Davis worked both for and against the United States of America.
2. He served in the army and as a congressman, senator, and secretary of war.
3. As a senator, Jefferson Davis spoke in favor of slavery and states' rights, but he did not support the idea of secession from the Union.
4. Then his home state Mississippi seceded, and he resigned his position as senator.
5. He ordered the South's attack on Fort Sumter, and he became president of the Confederate States of America.
6. He was elected for a six-year term, but he was not popular with many of the people who voted for him.
7. His leadership and his war tactics were questioned.
8. In 1865, Jefferson Davis was captured and imprisoned.
9. Eventually, he was indicted for treason, but the United States government dropped the charges.



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Final answer:

Identify compound and simple sentences in a historical context.


Explanation:

Compound sentences consist of two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions or semicolons. Simple sentences contain a single independent clause with a subject and a predicate.

Examples:

  • 1. Compound sentence
  • 2. Compound sentence
  • 3. Compound sentence
  • 4. Simple sentence
  • 5. Compound sentence
  • 6. Compound sentence
  • 7. Simple sentence
  • 8. Simple sentence
  • 9. Compound sentence

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