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The Great Compromise is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the Convention deliberated its way to Congress, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.9.3-5. It prints 8 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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The Great Compromise

D2.Civ.9.3-5

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1.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Five
  • B.Two
  • C.One
2.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Seats based on population
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Every state gets an equal vote
3.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.James Madison
  • C.William Paterson
4.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Washington decided alone
  • B.They asked the British king
  • C.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
5.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
  • B.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
  • C.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
6.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • B.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • C.James Madison of Virginia
7.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.The king decided it
  • B.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  • C.One side won everything
8.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its land area
  • B.Equal seats for every state
  • C.Its population

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Two
  2. 2.Every state gets an equal vote
  3. 3.James Madison
  4. 4.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  5. 5.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  6. 6.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  7. 7.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  8. 8.Its population

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.