Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: The history of European contact with the Karaja Indians of Brazil is one of violence and exploitation.
Topic sentences:
____ The Karaja, exposed to European diseases during the nineteenth century, were reduced in numbers by 90 percent.
____ During the eighteenth century, the bandeirantes led attacks on Karaja villages to get slaves.
____ Since the turn of the twentieth century, Brazilian pioneers have increasingly used Indian territory as grazing land.
A) 3, 2, 1
B) 1, 3, 2
C) 2, 1, 3

Question

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The topic sentence about the bandeirantes attacking Karaja villages during the eighteenth century should come before the topic sentence about the Karaja being exposed to European diseases during the nineteenth century, as it describes an earlier period of violence towards the Karaja. The topic sentence about Brazilian pioneers using Indian territory as grazing land since the turn of the twentieth century can come last, as it describes a later period of exploitation towards the Karaja. Therefore, the correct order is 2, 1, 3.

Each of the Following Plans for an Essay Contains a Thesis