What was the "Lost Cause" and how did it explain secession? USE EVIDENCE and CITE YOUR SOURCES

Rubric:

1) Topic sentence that re-states the prompt. (1pt)

2) TWO pieces of evidence to support your claims. (2pts)

3) Explanation sentences for how your evidence supports your claims- you should have one explanation sentence for each piece of evidence. (2pts)

3) In-text citations. (1pt)

I will provide an example sentence stem for you to use as your topic sentence (if you would like to, please feel free to use your own)

EX: The Lost Cause argument was it explained the cause of secession as. You should then include two pieces of evidence and then two explanation sentences after your topic sentence.