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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.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  • C.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
2.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Only Virginia
  • B.Small states
  • C.Large states
3.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.One
  • B.Two
  • C.Five
4.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
5.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Seats based on population
6.Why is James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
  • A.He was its oldest signer
  • B.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  • C.He was the first president
7.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Alexander Hamilton of New York
8.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • B.They asked the British king
  • C.Washington decided alone

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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.Small states
  3. 3.Two
  4. 4.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  5. 5.Every state gets an equal vote
  6. 6.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  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.