Agawam

[ ag-uh-wom ]

/ ˈæg əˌwɒm /

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a city in W central Massachusetts.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Such was the man of mark, who in 1636, with a colony of friends, made a settlement on the fertile meadows of the Indian Agawam.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
A seedling of Post-oak crossed with Agawam; from Munson, about 1885.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
She was so surprised that her children were ignorant of Masconomo, the sagamore of Agawam.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886|Various
The first move was to send the Governor's son John, with twelve others, to establish themselves at Agawam.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow

The "Simple Cobler of Agawam" made a vast sensation with his scurrilous bombs.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle