MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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proposed a bi-cameral legislative branch with representation based on the population of each state
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called for the same one vote per state representation as under the Articles of Confederation
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allowed the Southern states to continue the practie of slavery while the nothern states built factories
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designated that each slave would count at three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining representation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paterson introduced the New Jersey Plan, which called for a unicameral body with equal representation from each state. In the debate that followed, the delegates hammered out the Great Compromise, with proportional representation in the house of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Connecticut Compromise, introduced by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth, suggested a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives apportioned by population, as desired by the Virginia Plan, and the Senate apportioned equally by state, as desired by the New Jersey Plan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, Paterson proposed that instead of a bicameral legislature based on population, the Union should have a unicameral legislature with equal representation. The New Jersey Plan also sought to revise the Articles of Confederation to keep power in the hands of the states instead of a centralized government.
Detailed explanation-4: -This disagreement was remedied through the Connecticut Compromise, which established a bicameral legislature with a lower and upper house. This created a House of Representatives based on the population of each state, and a Senate, where each state has equal membership, regardless of population size.