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: About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved, Most of the nation's banks and money, Wealthy planters who held great political power, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Free Black communities that faced unfair laws and discrimination

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, Most of the nation's railroad track, Farmers who grew corn and raised hogs, A long growing season for cotton, rice and sugar

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Most of the nation's factories, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, Most of the immigrants arriving from Europe

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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