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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.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
  • B.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
  • C.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
2.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
3.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Small states
  • B.Only Virginia
  • C.Large states
4.Who gained power from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
  • A.Enslaved people, who could now vote
  • B.Small states with few people
  • C.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
5.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
6.Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
  • A.States with no coastline
  • B.Large states with many people
  • C.Small states with few people
7.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.James Madison
  • C.William Paterson
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.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  2. 2.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  3. 3.Small states
  4. 4.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  5. 5.Its population
  6. 6.Large states with many people
  7. 7.James Madison
  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.