U.S. history help! civil war, revolutionary war, manifest destiny, & religion?

i have to write a short essay about the civil war, the revolutionary war, manifest destiny, and the role of religion in the 13 colonies. they should each be only about 2 paragraphs long, with just an intro and concluding sentence, not paragraph. I'm having trouble summing up such important topics within like 10 sentences.. so, if anyone could sum any of these topics up in a couple paragraphs, that would be greatly appreciated! thank you!