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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.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • C.James Madison of Virginia
2.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.They asked the British king
  • B.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • C.Washington decided alone
3.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By each state's population
  • B.Two for every state
  • C.By the President
4.Why is James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
  • A.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  • B.He was its oldest signer
  • C.He was the first president
5.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.No Congress at all
  • B.Seats based on population
  • C.Every state gets an equal vote
6.Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Small states with few people
  • B.Large states with many people
  • C.States with no coastline
7.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its population
  • B.Its land area
  • C.Equal seats for every state
8.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.One side won everything
  • B.The king decided it
  • C.Each side gave up part of what it wanted

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  2. 2.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  3. 3.By each state's population
  4. 4.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  5. 5.Every state gets an equal vote
  6. 6.Large states with many people
  7. 7.Its population
  8. 8.Each side gave up part of what it wanted

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