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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 are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By each state's population
  • B.Two for every state
  • C.By the President
2.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Two
  • B.One
  • C.Five
3.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
4.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.James Madison
  • C.William Paterson
5.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.Seats based on population
  • C.No Congress at all
6.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its population
  • B.Equal seats for every state
  • C.Its land area
7.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
8.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.They asked the British king
  • B.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • C.Washington decided alone

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.By each state's population
  2. 2.Two
  3. 3.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  4. 4.James Madison
  5. 5.Every state gets an equal vote
  6. 6.Its population
  7. 7.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  8. 8.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted

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