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.

During the 1920s, the federal reserve increased the money supply and kept interest rates very low, encouraging consumer spending and the brisk borrowing of money. business investment and the expansion of businesses grew rapidly during the 1920 to meet the needs of this huge consumer spending. however, during the crash of 1929, the federal reserve reversed its expansionary monetary policy and cut off the money supply by almost 30%, causing banks to not have enough currency on hand when depositors wanted their hard-earned money. after reading the prompt, what can you surmise happened next that contributed to the great depression? a) black tuesday b) collapse of banks c) high unemployment d) election of franklin d. roosevelt