16.4 – Cause and Effect Activity
Remember, a common way of studying history is by examining the CAUSES and EFFECTS of a certain event.
Causes? Effects? Let’s review what this means:
CAUSE = The reason(s) that something happens.
EFFECT = The outcome or result of something.
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Events in history just don’t happen for no reason. There is a cause (or are causes) of a specific event and then there is a result, or effect (or effects).
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For example, the United States bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 (the cause) and one effect was that people started to move from the East coast to the West coast.
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Another effect was that Native Americans were being forced off their homelands.
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Examining causes and effects is a common way to study history and sometimes the effects of a past event can be seen at the present time.
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