Study Guide Colonial American Handwriting
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Table of Contents

  1. Overview: the Cultural Significance of Early American Handwriting
  2. Games
    1. Early American Handwriting Game
    2. Recognizing Common Abbreviations
    3. Abbreviations Balderdash
    4. Recognizing Names
    5. Practice Reading Short Texts
  3. Handwriting in the IC Archive

Common Abbreviations Balderdash

So now that you know how to recognize common abbreviations, do you understand what they mean? Check your score by clicking on the "Calculate Your Score" button at the bottom of the page. The questions you missed will displayed below your score. If you missed any, reread the possible definitions, try again, and recompute your score. Keep working on the quiz until your score

1. Aforesaid

as said above
said four times previously
four people have said this
any of the above


2. Locus sigilli

a silly place
the place where a seal is to be (or is) set on a document
a significant place
salacious information


3. Parish

people who attend a particular church
deceased
city in France
priest


4. Supra scriptum

powerful language
big language
letters written above the line on which the previous letters are written
powerful writers


5. Testate

one who has given testimony; a witness
someone who has left a valid will at death
all of the above
none of the above  

6. Vide licet

namely
to wit
that is to say
all of the above


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