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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.Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Small states with few people
  • B.Large states with many people
  • C.States with no coastline
2.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.One
  • B.Two
  • C.Five
3.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Seats based on population
4.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
5.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.William Paterson
  • B.Roger Sherman
  • C.James Madison
6.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
7.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • C.James Madison of Virginia
8.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Washington decided alone
  • B.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • C.They asked the British king

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Large states with many people
  2. 2.Two
  3. 3.Every state gets an equal vote
  4. 4.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  5. 5.James Madison
  6. 6.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  7. 7.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  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.