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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.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
2.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Alexander Hamilton of New York
3.What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?
  • A.Paying three-fifths of the war debt
  • B.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  • C.Giving three-fifths of the states a vote
4.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
5.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.William Paterson
  • B.Roger Sherman
  • C.James Madison
6.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Every state gets an equal vote
  • B.Seats based on population
  • C.No Congress at all
7.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
  • A.Washington decided alone
  • B.They asked the British king
  • C.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
8.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Only Virginia
  • B.Large states
  • C.Small states

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Answer key — The Great Compromise

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  1. 1.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
  2. 2.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
  3. 3.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  4. 4.By each state's population
  5. 5.James Madison
  6. 6.Every state gets an equal vote
  7. 7.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
  8. 8.Small states

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