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: Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, Wealthy planters who held great political power, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, States where slavery had been ended by law, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities, Most of the nation's banks and money

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Most of the nation's railroad track, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, Most of the nation's factories

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union — North 2. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 3. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — North 4. Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery — Both 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
2.1. 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 people lived in the countryside, not in cities — Both 5. States where slavery had been ended by law — North
3.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 3. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 4. Most of the nation's factories — North 5. Most of the nation's railroad track — North

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