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: Wealthy planters who held great political power, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, Most of the nation's railroad track, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, Most of the nation's factories

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Rivers used to carry goods to market, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar, Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe, Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, States where slavery had been ended by law

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — South 2. Most of the nation's factories — North 3. Most of the nation's railroad track — North 4. Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery — Both 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. Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay — South 3. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 4. Rivers used to carry goods to market — Both 5. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North
3.1. A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar — South 2. Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs — Both 3. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 4. Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe — 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.