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: A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, Wealthy planters who held great political power, Rivers used to carry goods to market, Most of the nation's railroad track, Most of the nation's factories

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Most of the nation's banks and money, States where slavery had been ended by law, Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. 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. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 4. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 5. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North
2.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. Most of the nation's factories — North 3. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 4. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
3.1. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 2. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 3. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 4. Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities — Both 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North

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