Comparing the North and the South

How many states left the Union?

• 9

• 10

• 11

What was the South called?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware are known as what?

• Free States

• The Confederacy

• Border States

Which part of the country had a larger free population?

• The North

• The South

What are the two reasons why the South feared the larger free population of the North

• A larger army

• More representatives in Congress

• More senators in Congress

• More workers

True or False? Slavery was abolished in the North in 1860 *except in the Border States

• True

• False

What percentage of South's population was enslaved in 1860?

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

Which part of the country had more urban areas with factories and mills?

• The North

• The South

What was the largest city in the South?

• Charleston

• New Orleans

• New York City

This part of the country had an economy based upon manufacturing and commerce

• The North

• The South