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, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, Most of the nation's railroad track, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Wealthy planters who held great political power, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, Most of the nation's factories, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 2. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 3. Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination — Both 4. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North
2.1. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 2. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 3. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 4. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
3.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 3. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 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.