Compare and contrast the North and the South. Each element below will be more true for one of these regions in the year 1860. Drag and drop each element into its correct column.

Question

North South

mostly "slave states" North or South
more industrial economy, based on manufacturing North or South
more urbanized North or South
fewer large cities North or South
more agricultural economy, based on growing crops North or South
lower percentage of population were immigrants North or South
higher percentage of population were immigrants North or South
population of about 18 million free people North or South
population of about 4 million enslaved and 8 million free people North or South

Answer 1

Here's how the elements would be arranged into the columns for the North and the South in the year 1860:

North

• more industrial economy, based on manufacturing
• more urbanized
• higher percentage of population were immigrants
• population of about 18 million free people

South

• mostly "slave states"
• fewer large cities
• more agricultural economy, based on growing crops
• lower percentage of population were immigrants
• population of about 4 million enslaved and 8 million free people