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: The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Most of the nation's railroad track, Rivers used to carry goods to market, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Wealthy planters who held great political power

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, States where slavery had been ended by law, Most of the nation's banks and money

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 2. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 3. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both 4. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
2.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 3. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 4. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North
3.1. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 2. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 3. Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination — Both 4. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 5. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South

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