MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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It was an agreement between states to not argue
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It was a plan for all states to have equal representation in Congress
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It was a document that declared freedom from Great Britain
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It was a speech delivered by George Washington
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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: -The Great Compromise established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body. In the Senate, each state would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives, the number of representatives allowed for each state would be determined by its population.
Detailed explanation-3: -Three branches of government were created with separate powers. The bicameral legislature was composed of the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower House (House of Representatives). The members of the Senate were based on equal representation, with two delegates per state.
Detailed explanation-4: -Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise, a major compromise at the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate having equal representation for all states and the House of Representatives having representation proportional to state populations.