North and South in 1860 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing the North and the South in 1860, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.1.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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North and South in 1860

D2.His.1.3-5

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Sort each one: was it true of the North, the South, or both?

1.Sort each one: North or South or Both?

Sort: States where slavery had been ended by law, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war, Most of the nation's railroad track

NorthSouthBoth

2.Sort each one: North or South or Both?

Sort: Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery

NorthSouthBoth

3.Sort each one: North or South or Both?

Sort: Most of the nation's factories, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 2. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 3. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 4. Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war — Both 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North
2.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 3. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 4. Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination — Both 5. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North
3.1. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 2. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 3. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 4. Most of the nation's factories — North 5. Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery — Both

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.