A Semicolon Is Used to Separate Independent Clauses When the Second

question 10

True/False

A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses when the second clause begins with a conjunctive adverb such as "however" or "therefore."

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Definitions:

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated.

States

Administrative divisions within a country, possessing certain governmental powers as defined by the nation's constitution or by historical precedent.

Thaddeus Stevens

A distinguished politician and abolitionist from the 19th century in the U.S., recognized for his pivotal role in the enactment of the 13th Amendment that eradicated slavery.

Radical Republicans

A faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from about 1854 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 who advocated for the immediate abolition of slavery and stern retribution to the Southern states.