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: Rivers used to carry goods to market, Most of the nation's banks and money, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Wealthy planters who held great political power

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities, Most of the nation's factories

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Most of the nation's railroad track, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 2. About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved — South 3. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 4. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
2.1. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 2. Most of the nation's factories — North 3. Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities — Both 4. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 5. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North
3.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 3. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 4. Most of the nation's railroad track — 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.