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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.Under the Great Compromise, how are seats in the House decided?
  • A.By the President
  • B.By each state's population
  • C.Two for every state
2.Why is James Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
  • A.He was its oldest signer
  • B.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  • C.He was the first president
3.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
  • A.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  • B.The king decided it
  • C.One side won everything
4.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
5.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Five
  • B.One
  • C.Two
6.Who gained power from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
  • A.Enslaved people, who could now vote
  • B.Small states with few people
  • C.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
7.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Seats based on population
  • B.No Congress at all
  • C.Every state gets an equal vote
8.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

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.By each state's population
  2. 2.He planned much of it and took detailed notes of the debates
  3. 3.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  4. 4.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  5. 5.Two
  6. 6.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
  7. 7.Every state gets an equal vote
  8. 8.Its population

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