AS-CS 2-3-Evidence, Cause and Effect

Develop and support a historical thesis

Use evidence to support or refute claims

Weak thesis characteristic

Ignores conflicting evidence

Strong thesis characteristic

Supported by multiple sources

Best evidence to support argument

Relevant primary and secondary sources

Revise a thesis when new evidence appears

Update claim to reflect evidence

Purpose of thesis statement

Present an argument about the past

Analyze causes of an event

Identify factors that led to outcome

Analyze effects of an event

Identify consequences that followed

Which event occurred first

Beginning of sequence

Which event occurred last

End of sequence

Two key causes of Civil War

Debates over slavery and western lands

Major cause of Great Depression

Bank failures and stock speculation