Two regions in the United States were very different. The differences in the regions is what made them distinct. The two regions that I am introducing is the North and the South. Both the North and the South’s attributes brought upon many differences. Some of these differences included geography and climate, economy, and transportation methods. Using Discovering Our Past: The American Journey by Glencoe, I can support these differences.

To start, the differences in geography and climate separate the North and the South very clearly. In the North, the climate was very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. For example, in chapter 8 lesson 3 it states “In the summer, factories were miserably hot and stifling. In the winter, workers suffered because most factories had no heating.” In the South, the climate was perfect because of the agriculture in the region, it was hot but also rained a little. In chapter 9 section 1 it states “Both parts of the South were agricultural, but the Upper South still produced tobacco, hemp, wheat, and vegetables.” Another difference the two regions had is in their geography. In
The North had a transportation method of river travel. To support, on page 389 chapter 8 lesson 2 it states “River travel had definite advantages over wagon and horse travel.” In contrast, the South had railroads that transported goods from place to place. This is shown on page 426 chapter 9 section 1 “Southern Cotton Kingdom” it declares “Southern rail lines were short, local, and did not connect all parts of the region in a network.” It is also declared in the same section that “...railways provided the major routes for commerce and settlement.” These quotes explain how railroads were a major use for transportation. All in all, The North and the South had different transportation methods, the North being river travel, and the South being by