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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.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  • B.Small states with few people
  • C.Enslaved people, who could now vote
2.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  • B.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
  • C.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
3.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
4.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.James Madison
  • C.William Paterson
5.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • B.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • C.James Madison of Virginia
6.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
7.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.One
  • B.Five
  • C.Two
8.Which states favored the Virginia Plan?
  • A.States with no coastline
  • B.Small states with few people
  • C.Large states with many people

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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.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  3. 3.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  4. 4.James Madison
  5. 5.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  6. 6.Its population
  7. 7.Two
  8. 8.Large states with many people

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