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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.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 the first president
  • C.He was its oldest signer
2.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.No Congress at all
  • B.Every state gets an equal vote
  • C.Seats based on population
3.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
  • B.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  • C.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
4.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • B.Washington decided alone
  • C.They asked the British king
5.Who gained power from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
  • A.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  • B.Enslaved people, who could now vote
  • C.Small states with few people
6.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
7.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By the President
  • B.Two for every state
  • C.By each state's population
8.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.The king decided it
  • B.One side won everything
  • 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.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  2. 2.Every state gets an equal vote
  3. 3.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  4. 4.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  5. 5.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  6. 6.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  7. 7.By each state's 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.