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In this unit we will continue to talk about the factors that contribute to Nationalism and Sectionalism in the decades before the Civil War. As the title of this wiki tells us, industry and agriculture both played important roles in contributing to the unity of the nation, and to the tension and stresses that worked to break it apart into sections. We will explore the developments of the economies of the northern and southern states, based on the regional reliances on industry and agriculture in the Era of Good Feeling and Antebellum America. The goal of this unit is for students to discover the origins of these economic differences and then to predict the potential effects on these two regions and on the nation as a whole.

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--what contributes to the identity of a region? --in what ways do regional identities influence national politics? --what factors hold a nation together? what factors pull a nation apart?
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:**

Students will create a page, called "Industry-Agriculture" on their personal wikis that demonstrates use and mastery of mapping tools, other tech/web 2.0 apps, respond to writing prompts, and respond to each other's posts.
 * ASSESSMENT:**

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 * RUBRIC:**

**USI.28** Explain the emergence and impact of the textile industry in New England and industrial growth generally throughout antebellum America. (H, E) -the technological improvements and inventions that contributed to industrial growth -the rise of a business class of merchants and manufacturers -the roles of women in New England textile factories
 * Massachusetts States Standards:**

**USI.29** Describe the rapid growth of slavery in the South after 1800 and analyze slave life and resistance on plantations and farms across the South, as well as the impact of the cotton gin on the economics of slavery and Southern agriculture. (H)

**USI.35** Describe how the different economies and cultures of the North and South contributed to the growing importance of sectional politics in the early 19th century. (H)