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Directions: Hit the appropriate button to indicate if the following statements are either fact, opinion, or a blend of both.
| 1. | In 1787, the British Government sent a fleet of convicts to colonize Australia. | |
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| 2. | America's treatment of the homeless is a disgrace. | |
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| 3. | In 1763, the Treaty of Paris divided France's North American Empire between Britain and Spain. | |
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| 4. | Poetry and politics just don't mix. | |
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| 5. | Because of a newly formed and largely incompetent national weather service, the city of Galveston, Texas was practically destroyed in a horrifying hurricane that left thousands dead. | |
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| 6. | In 1852, the President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was greedy to expand U.S. influence, and he formally offered to buy the island of Cuba. | |
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| The statement is a blend of both. | ||
| 7. | On July 2, 1822, the brilliant ex-slave and rebel leader Denmark Vesey was captured by South Carolina authorities, who had discovered Vesey’s planned rebellion and were determined to hunt him down. | |
| The statement is a fact. | ||
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| 8. | Writer and researcher Rachel Carson will always be remembered as the mother of modern ecology. | |
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| 9. | Between 1945 and 1960, the number of cars in the United States increased by 133 percent. | |
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| 10. | Those opposed to government spending conveniently forget how much the GI Bill—a program that allotted billions of dollars to help veterans of World War Two—helped expand Americas postwar economy. | |
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