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: The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Wealthy planters who held great political power, Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war, Most of the nation's banks and money, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Most of the nation's factories, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, States where slavery had been ended by law, Most of the nation's railroad track

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Most of the nation's banks and money — North 2. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 3. Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war — Both 4. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
2.1. 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. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 4. Most of the nation's factories — North 5. Most people lived in the countryside, not in cities — Both
3.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — 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

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