Answer:
Contention
A contention is like an assertion, especially in an argument. Another word for that is claim. Think claim like the kind of claim ur supposed to back up with evidence in an argumentative essay
None of the other words make sense
The potential causes of events by looking at them in sequence
Explanation:
Grant, and to this day the diplomas of all Gallaudet graduates are signed by the presiding U.S. president.
Samuel Adams
Abraham Lincoln
George Jones