One possible solution could be: "In the 1720s, the colonists who were living in South Carolina petitioned England, saying that they want forts built to their south."
"Education has been the foundation of the modern age world because of the need to educate the youth of the world. Countries that live in poverty have no affordable education system or an education system at all. By making education free for everyone then society can move together as one instead of competing country against country to see which one is able to advance faster."
The following sentence is punctuated properly: "I need to know whether you are able to perform the following functions of the job: revising existing marketing materials, promoting the company at trade shows, and reaching potential customers through direct mail campaigns." (3).
There should be a colon after the first clause because the second part of the sentence is a list of items (in this case, a list of the "functions of the job").
A comma would be too weak in this case because it would fail to express this idea of a list of specific examples completing the independent clause.
A semicolon would be inaccurate because they are usually used between two independent clauses when you don't want to link them with a conjunction (like <em>and</em>). They are stronger than a comma and weaker than a period. In this sentence however, the second part is not an independent clause but a list without a verb.
1. What if I’m late for school?
2. Can I write a letter?
I hope this helps you! :)
