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When I visited Washington D.C. last summer, I visited many monuments and museums and toured many famous homes. This EXCURSION to a new city gave me new insight into the history of the United States.
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Cause/Effect

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The correct answer is cause/effect.

Cause and effect is the principle of causality establishing one event or action as the direct result of another.

One event causes another to happen. A cause creates an effect.

Because I went to Washington (cause) and I visited many monuments and museums, I now have new insight into the history of the United States (effect).

The insight I have now (effect) happened because I went to Washington (cause).