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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 many senators does each state get?
  • A.One
  • B.Two
  • C.Five
2.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Small states
  • B.Large states
  • C.Only Virginia
3.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
4.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.James Madison
  • C.William Paterson
5.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
6.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • B.Washington decided alone
  • C.They asked the British king
7.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
8.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By the President
  • B.By each state's population
  • C.Two for every state

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Two
  2. 2.Small states
  3. 3.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  4. 4.James Madison
  5. 5.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  6. 6.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  7. 7.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  8. 8.By each state's population

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