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: About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, Most of the nation's factories, Most of the nation's banks and money, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Wealthy planters who held great political power, States where slavery had been ended by law

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, Rivers used to carry goods to market, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 2. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 3. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 4. Most of the nation's factories — North 5. Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery — Both
2.1. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 2. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 3. States where slavery had been ended by law — North 4. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
3.1. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 2. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 3. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 4. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 5. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both

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