The thesis statement of a written paper . states the main idea of a composition
is the last paragraph of a paper
tells where and when the action takes place
gives closure to the paper
gives the emotional feel of the story

In which type of essay would you expect to find the following passage? during the civil war, the economies of the northern and southern states differed: the north was industrial, while the south was agricultural. while sometimes these interests allowed for mutual economic goals, they also contributed in part to the conflict that fueled the onset of the civil war.