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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.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its population
  • B.Equal seats for every state
  • C.Its land area
3.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.William Paterson
  • B.James Madison
  • C.Roger Sherman
4.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.James Madison of Virginia
  • B.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
5.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Only Virginia
  • B.Small states
  • C.Large states
6.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
7.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.They asked the British king
  • B.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • C.Washington decided alone
8.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.Seats based on population
  • C.No Congress at all

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Large states with many people
  2. 2.Its population
  3. 3.James Madison
  4. 4.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  5. 5.Small states
  6. 6.By each state's population
  7. 7.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  8. 8.Every state gets an equal vote

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