Cause and Effect

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What is a cause?

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A cause is an event or situation that makes something happen.

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What is an effect?

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An effect is the result or outcome of a cause.

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In the sentence 'The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair, so they protested the Stamp Act,' what is the cause?

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The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair.

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In the sentence 'The colonists felt the Stamp Act was unfair, so they protested the Stamp Act,' what is the effect?

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They protested the Stamp Act.

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What does 'cause and effect' mean?

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'Cause and effect' refers to the relationship between events where one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

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Give an example of a cause and effect relationship.

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Cause: It rained heavily. Effect: The ground became muddy.

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What is the purpose of identifying causes and effects in a text?

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Identifying causes and effects helps us understand why things happen and the consequences of those events.

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In the sentence 'Since the colonists had no representation in the British government, they felt the Stamp Act was unfair,' what is the cause?

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Since the colonists had no representation in the British government.

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In the sentence 'Because the British and the French wanted to gain control of land in North America, they fought each other in the French and Indian War,' what is the effect?

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They fought each other in the French and Indian War.

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What is a simple way to remember cause and effect?

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Think of cause as 'why' something happened and effect as 'what' happened.