During this time new inventions and transportation routes were discovered. Although this revolution affected the north and south equally, “their combined effects heightened the nation’s sectional divisions.” This movement was all about transforming into an industrialized nation. The north was making major changes in their economy with the creation of factories and manufactured goods. It also banned slavery in many of its states during this time. The south did not want to do this, because of its deep ties in slavery and the money it had made from it. The south’s interest was in plantation agriculture and exporting goods. This created a separation of economic growth between the