Technical Communication 6e Usage Handbook

Capitalization > 4.7 Historical and Cultural Terms
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4.7.1 Use lowercase for numerical designation of a period.

EXAMPLES

sixteenth century
nineteenth

4.7.2 Capitalize archaeological and cultural periods.

EXAMPLES

Renaissance Stone Age
Industrial Revolution Bronze Age

4.7.3 Capitalize acts, treaties, and government programs.

EXAMPLE

Declaration of Independence

4.7.4 Capitalize laws and legal citations.

EXAMPLES

Sherman Antitrust Act
Roe v. Wade

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