MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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The Great Compromise
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The Articles of Confederation
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The Bill of Rights
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Their so-called Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise in honor of its architects, Connecticut delegates Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth) provided a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Called the “Great Compromise” or the “Connecticut Compromise, ” this unique plan for congressional representation resolved the most controversial aspect of the drafting of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conflict between the Large and Small States The Framers disagreed about how many representatives each state should be able to send to Congress. The conflict was between delegates from states with small populations and delegates from states with large populations.