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 people lived in the countryside, not in cities, A Confederate constitution that protected slavery, The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, Most of the nation's banks and money, Millions of enslaved people forced to work without pay

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Most of the nation's railroad track, Wealthy planters who held great political power, About 22 million people, in the states that stayed in the Union, Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war, About 9 million people, more than a third of them enslaved

NorthSouthBoth

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

Sort: Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere, Most of the nation's factories, States where slavery had been ended by law, Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North, Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery

NorthSouthBoth

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Answer key — North and South in 1860

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A Confederate constitution that protected slavery — 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. The largest cities, such as New York and Philadelphia — North
2.1. 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 railroad track — North 4. Senators and representatives sent to Congress before the war — Both 5. Wealthy planters who held great political power — South
3.1. Few factories, so many manufactured goods were bought from elsewhere — South 2. Most of the nation's factories — North 3. Newspapers that argued fiercely about slavery — Both 4. Plantations growing cotton for sale to Britain and the North — South 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.