Unit 7 Essential Questions:

1. How can you defend the statement, “The War of 1812 is

considered America’s second war for independence,”?
2. How did conflict, compromise, and negotiation shape NC and the
US in the 19th century?
3. How did new machines and factories change the way people in
the US lived in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s?
4. What circumstances led to an increased demand for cotton,
causing slavery to spread in the South?
5. In what ways can you defend the claim that events and reforms of
the early 19th century contributed to feelings of nationalism in the
US?

Quiz on War of 1812, Early Industry, Growth of Slavery, and

Nationalism/Sectionalism