What is the primary purpose of an argumentative thesis?
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a. to persuade others to accept a particular claim
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b. to simplify complicated historical ideas
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c. to paraphrase another historian's conclusions
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d. to summarize new information about the past

Political rights for women grew most rapidly on the western frontier primarily because (1) the settlers were influenced by native american indian societies (2) women greatly outnumbered men in the west (3) pioneer life often required men and women to share responsibilities equally (4) immigrants settling in the west brought ideals of gender equality from europe