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Causes of the Civil War
Essay Structure1. Introduction: Background of North and South, Definition of major topic,
Thesis
(At least 5 sentences)
2. First Body Paragraph: Sub-topic to support your thesis
(At least 8 sentences)
3. Second Body Paragraph: Sub-topic to support your thesis(At least 8 sentences)
4. Third Body Paragraph: Sub-topic to support your thesis
(At least 8 sentences)
5. Conclusion: Reworded Thesis, wrapping up your argument
(At least 5 sentences)
• A short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is…– Developed– Supported– Explained
By means of examples and evidence.
Thesis Statements
The Civil war was caused by slavery as shown through the 3/5
compromise, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the Dred Scott Decision.
The Civil war was caused by slavery when events such as the 3/5 compromise, Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Dred Scott Decision divided the nation into two with the South favoring slavery, and the North against it.
The Civil war began after the North and South showed many differing opinions about the issue of slavery when the 3/5 compromise, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the Dred Scott Decision opened the door for debates about the future of the country.
Thesis Statements- Examples
Introduction Paragraph (1st Paragraph): Beginning of the introduction paragraph:
o It must have a ‘hook’ the reader ino A ‘hook’ or an ‘attention grabber’ can be an analogy, a fact/statistic, quote, or a rhetorical
question.o Your beginning:
______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Introducing your topic:o After the hook statement, you need to connect it to the rest of your intro.o Begin introducing your topic, with statements that relate to the North and the Southo Include some kind of explanation of your major topic (Slavery, Popular Sovereignty,
Sectionalism) o Continuing your intro: ________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thesis:o A thesis must answer the essay question/prompt.
Remember the essay question for this essay is: What was the true cause of the American Civil War? Why? (Slavery, Popular Sovereignty/States’ Rights, or Sectionalism?)
o It must explain in one statement, your entire argument and set up your body paragraphs.o It must go at the end of your Introduction.o Your Thesis: ________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence: ________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Explanation of the event: _________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How does this prove that ____________________________________ caused the American Civil War? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How are you going to utilize statistics or quotes to support your argument? _________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion (5th Paragraph): Beginning of the conclusion paragraph must start with a rephrased thesis:
o It must restate the thesis in different wordso New, reworded thesis: __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
o Remember, use the reworded thesis at the beginning of your conclusion Summarizing your topic:
o After the restated thesis you need to wrap up your thoughtso Summarize the different body paragraphs in different words
Body Paragraph #1: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph #2: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Body Paragraph #3: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Include a "closer" statement that clearly and effectively brings the essay to an end:o ____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Slavery
Popular Sovereignty
Sectionalism
2. 3/5 Compromise3. Popular Sovereignty4. Missouri Compromise6. Mexican War 8. Abolitionists9. Nat Turner 11. Compromise of 185012. Uncle Tom’s Cabin13. Kansas-Nebraska Act16. Dred Scott Case17. John Brown’s Raid18. Election of 1860
1. Slavery5. Nullification Crisis
11. Compromise of 185013. Kansas- Nebraska Act
14. Lincoln/Douglas Debates15. Bleeding Kansas/Border War
16. Dred Scott Case
1. Slavery3. Popular Sovereignty
2. 3/5 Compromise4. Missouri Compromise
6. Mexican War12. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
16. Dred Scott Case17. John Brown’s RaidThe Election of 1860
7. Regional Economic Differences
Listing of
topics
Credits
• Pictures– http://historicaldigression.com/2012/02/23/gods-and-generals-a-lament/– http://daily-download.com/based-true-story-case-revisionist-non-fiction/– http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144117/quotes
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