<p>Can someone help me with this practice US history essay prompt? When it says to assess the validity, how do I compose a thesis? Thanks.</p>
<p>The Civil War was an unavoidable conclusion to a conflict that had been brewing ever since the early years of the republic. Assess the validity of this statement.</p>
<p>First of all, do you think the statement is true or not? If you do, then talk about the sectional differences, etc. If you don't, then talk about how other more immediate causes led to the civil war.</p>
<p>A) The civil war was inevitable due to the debate in the country over slavery and sectional differences. Saying that the Missouri Compromise and the like only postponed conflict over slavery. Just talk about early sectionalist divides between north and south and about how their culture and economy differed.</p>
<p>How did primogenture attribute to a rise in the colonialization of the Americas and what effect did this colonialization have on the economy and lifestyle of American peoples?</p>