Write a persuasive essay on a topic that was contentious during the American Civil War.

Write a persuasive essay on a topic that was contentious during the American Civil War.  Your job is to be the historian, take a stance on the issue, and use historical evidence from your notes, the textbook, and the primary source book This Fiery Trial to substantiate your argument. You will not be graded on your point of view; but rather, you will be graded on how well you employ historical evidence in order to prove your thesis statement and your supporting arguments. Also, I have included a prompt on the rules for good historical essays and a breakdown of a sample historian’s argument regarding Indians. Your essay should be structured in a similar way. Introduction Body First argument Body Second argument Body Third argument Body Fourth argument Conclusion

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