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2. In ELEVEN of the sentences, remove a comma to correct the sentence. (11 points)
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Learning about the origins of the names of the states, can be fascinating.
States’ names can reveal much about their history, and tell interesting stories as well.
For example, Pennsylvania means “Penn’s Woodland” technically for it was granted to the proprietor of the colony, William Penn.
How Pennsylvania got its name is a good story.
King Charles I of England owed 16,000 pounds to William Penn’s father, and gave the land to the son as partial payment of this debt.
William Penn wanted to call his colony Sylvania for that is the Latin word for woodland.
However, King Charles added the name “Penn” to “Sylvania” to honor William Penn’s father, a navy admiral.
The modest William Penn disliked the idea yet he was a Quaker.
Many American states have Native American names, and reflect the settlers’ respect for the original inhabitants of their states.
States with Native American names include, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Settlers in Ohio, one of the first states to be settled west of the Appalachian Mountains, saw a mighty river, and learned to call it by its Iroquois name.
When the territory became a state in 1803, the residents decided to call it, “Ohio.”
Ohio means “beautiful river” in the Iroquois language, and it proved an appropriate description of the important transportation link.
Who the important political figures were at the time, can also be deduced from state names.
North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, are some good examples of states named after contemporary figures.
Carolina is the Latin form of Charles so North Carolina and South Carolina are named for King Charles I of England.
Elizabeth of England, called the Virgin Queen, provided, the name for the first English colony in the New World.
Sir Walter Raleigh named the colony after Elizabeth, for he and his monarch were close friends.
Georgia is also named for an English monarch, but its namesake is a later one than Elizabeth or Charles.
James Oglethorpe founded the colony in 1732, and named it after George II.