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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.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.They asked the British king
  • B.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  • C.Washington decided alone
2.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Five
  • B.One
  • C.Two
3.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.Roger Sherman
  • C.William Paterson
4.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
  • A.Its population
  • B.Its land area
  • C.Equal seats for every state
5.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
6.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  • B.One side won everything
  • C.The king decided it
7.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Seats based on population
8.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.Two for every state
  • B.By each state's population
  • C.By the President

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  2. 2.Two
  3. 3.James Madison
  4. 4.Its population
  5. 5.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  6. 6.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  7. 7.Every state gets an equal vote
  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.