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, Rivers used to carry goods to market, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Most of the nation's factories, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination, States where slavery had been ended by law, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, Most of the nation's banks and money

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Most of the nation's railroad track, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 19. 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. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 4. Most of the nation's factories — North 5. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both
2.1. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 2. Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination — Both 3. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 4. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North
3.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 3. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 4. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 5. Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war — Both

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