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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.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
2.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Five
  • B.One
  • C.Two
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 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
5.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
  • B.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
  • C.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
6.Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
  • A.States with no coastline
  • B.Small states with few people
  • C.Large states with many people
7.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.William Paterson
  • C.Roger Sherman
8.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By each state's population
  • B.Two for every state
  • C.By the President

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  2. 2.Two
  3. 3.Its population
  4. 4.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  5. 5.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  6. 6.Large states with many people
  7. 7.James Madison
  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.