Decades of Conflict Sample:
I left some of the essential information out of this sample.  If you can fill in the blanks, you can use this summary!

ID     #                                                                                                                           Write the date or  year(s) of the event here>>>>   April 12-13, 1861

14. Who was to blame for the battle at Fort Sumter, the North (Union) or the South (Confederate States)?  Why?

* SC had seceded from U.S. (Union) over issue of states' rights
* Fort Sumter was a ______ (U.S.) fort off coast of SC
* Confederates ordered federal troops to abandon forts in Conf. states
* President ____ did not acknowledge the Confederacy
* U.S. tried to send ________ to the fort but...
* Commander ___ refused to surrender fort
* Confederates fired on the fort
* Union surrendered the next day- ran out of supplies
* Only ____ soldiers died in an accidental explosion
* Started the American Civil War

ANSWER:  The ____ was to blame for the battle at Fort Sumter because.... (write a BEEFY explanation using some of the above details  and your own critical thinking skills to support your answer.  Most answers will require 5-8 sentences. 
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