Copyright © 2000 Laraine Flemming.
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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.
2. America's treatment of the homeless is a disgrace.
3. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris divided France's North American Empire between Britain and Spain.
4. Poetry and politics just don't mix.
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.
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.