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= (During the Constitutional Convention) The great compromise was a mixture of the Virginia plan which gave states with more population more rep. and the New Jersey plan which gave each state equal votes. This is where the U.S got the Senate (New Jersey plan) and the House of Representatives (Virginia plan) =

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What was the agreement in which Britain agreed to leave the forts they occupied in the Northwest Territory and to increase trade between the US and Great Britain?

the great compromise


What compromises did the government make leading up to the US Civil War?

There were a number of compromises made in the US leading up to the US Civil War. The list is as follows:1. In order to have the new US Constitution ratified, slavery was not slated for abolishment, but the importation of slaves would be illegal after 10 years. ( this was a hollow deal as slaves continued to be imported under cover) 2. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 to keep the balance of slave and free states equal; 3. The Missouri Compromise of 1850, this also to keep the slave-free state balance, but added the Fugitive Slave Law; and 4. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowing citizens to vote on the slave issue when a territory had yet to apply for statehood.


The dispute over representation in Congress between large and small states was settled in the US?

Establishing the reserved powers


Who wrote the Great Compromise in the the US Constitution debate?

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was proposed by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It resolved the dispute between states with large populations and those with smaller populations by creating a bicameral legislature, combining both proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate. This compromise was crucial in shaping the structure of the U.S. Congress.


Is US women's rights to vote a conflict or compromise?

Is U.S. women's rights to vote a conflict or compromise?

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What is a bundle of compromise?

The bundle of compromise was a name for the US Constitution mainly because of the Great compromise and the 3/5 compromise


What compromise created the two houses of congress?

It was called "The Great Compromise" and settled the composition of the new US Congress under the Constitution (1787).


What was the legislature of the great compromise?

The legislature being designed was the US Congress, at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The compromise set up a two-house (bicameral) legislature with a separate Senate and House.


What was an outcome the Great Compromise in the US constitution?

A bicameral legislature


What was an outcome in the great compromise in the US constitution?

A bicameral legislature


What historians say America's greatest genius is its ability to compromise How did compromise lead to the ratification of the US Constitution?

The Great Compromise (decided between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan) and the Three Fifths Compromise (3/5's of slaves are counted in the population [due to the Great Compromise, the number of seats in Congress a state has depends on their population]) led to the US Constitution.


How the norhwest ordinance and the great compromise affected enslaved people in the US?

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What agreement resulted fro the debate about state population in the US constitution?

The Great Compromise


What part of the Great Compromise in the US Constitution?

Two legislative houses with different methods of representation


What was the part of great compromise in the US constitution?

Two legislative houses with different methods of representation


What was the agreement in which Britain agreed to leave the forts they occupied in the Northwest Territory and to increase trade between the US and Great Britain?

the great compromise


Which plan proposed that bills to raise money would originate in the lower house?

Connecticut Compromise