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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.The king decided it
  • C.One side won everything
2.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
  • B.James Madison of Virginia
  • C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
3.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
  • A.Seats based on population
  • B.Every state gets an equal vote
  • C.No Congress at all
4.Which states favored the New Jersey Plan?
  • A.Only Virginia
  • B.Large states
  • C.Small states
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.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
  • A.Five
  • B.Two
  • C.One
7.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
  • A.Roger Sherman
  • B.William Paterson
  • C.James Madison
8.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

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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.Every state gets an equal vote
  4. 4.Small states
  5. 5.Counting three of every five enslaved people when giving out House seats
  6. 6.Two
  7. 7.James Madison
  8. 8.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House

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