Introduction
Hook (make me want to read your essay):
Relevant historical details (for example, dates, basic explanation of what happened):
**Thesis Statement** (if you could sum up your argument in 1 sentence, what would that sentence say):
Topic
Which documents will you be using and why
Evidence from the document
One major cause of the Civil War was ________________.
Document ________ shows how ________ was a cause of the Civil War by___________.
Document ____________also illustrates how ____________ was a cause of the Civil War by _____________________.
A quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
Another quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
Another key cause of the Civil War was ________________.
A quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
Another quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
The final cause of the Civil War was ________________.
A quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
Another quote or explanation of evidence from Doc. ___:
Conclusion
The Civil War was _______________________ (include a brief description). Many factors led to ________________________. Ultimately, ________________________(restate the three main causes of the Civil War).