WorksheetsThe Constitutional Convention 2026
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that Congressional representation be based on population, which would favor the larger states.
New York Plan
New Jersey Plan
Rhode Island Plan
Virginia Plan
A group of small states proposed a one house legislature with each state having one vote.
New York Plan
New Jersey Plan
New Hampshire Plan
Virginia Plan
A combination of the plans from the large states and small states; a two house legislature, one with equal representation and one based on state population; presented by Roger Sherman
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Virginia Compromise
The New Jersey Compromise
When and where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Jamestown, Virginia in 1607
Philadephia, Pennsylvania in 1787
Charleston, South Carolina in 1860
Boston, Massachusetts in 1990
Which state did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
What is a "compromise?"
an agreement in which both sides get ALL of what they want
an agreement in which neither side gets ANY of what they want
an agreement in which both sides get SOME but not ALL of what they want
a disagreement that never gets resolved
