Suggested Topic Sentences for Each of the Five Paragraphs
1. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman crossed America in 1836 to convert the Cayuse Indians to Christianity.
or
In 1854 Chief Leschi and his half-brother Quiemuth refused to signed sign the Medicine Creek Treaty.
or
In the summer of 1877, a small band of Nez Perce warriors, angered over the theft of their horses and being driven from their land, slipped away and killed eleven settlers.
2. The main cause of the conflict was . . .
3. Other causes of the conflict were . . .
4. In my opinion . . .
5. In conclusion . . .