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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.States with no coastline
  • C.Large states with many people
2.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.William Paterson
  • C.Roger Sherman
3.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its land area
  • B.Equal seats for every state
  • C.Its population
4.Why is James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
  • A.He was its oldest signer
  • B.He was the first president
  • C.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
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.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Seats based on population
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Every state gets an equal vote
7.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Washington decided alone
  • B.They asked the British king
  • C.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
8.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.The king decided it
  • B.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  • C.One side won everything

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Large states with many people
  2. 2.James Madison
  3. 3.Its population
  4. 4.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  5. 5.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  6. 6.Every state gets an equal vote
  7. 7.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  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.