Leading up to the civil war, there were two distinct regions within the U.S. that later clashed. The two areas had very different transportation and cities, and the two economies were drastically different. Transportation in the North was much more readily available than in the South. In the North railroads and steamboats were being created (known as the Transportation Revolution), while in the South, the only way to move items around was to go around Florida and up the coast. In both the North and the South goods were transported frequently, but in the north there were many reasons for why people would transport. In the North and the South the cities were very different. In the North there were many more cities than in the South. In
