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

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Small states
  2. 2.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  3. 3.Every state gets an equal vote
  4. 4.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  5. 5.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  6. 6.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  7. 7.By each state's population
  8. 8.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats

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