Yes, Patrick Henry Was Not Though.
ROGER SHERMAN sign constitutional convention
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Inititally, before the Constitutional Convention, Roger Sherman wanted to amend the Articles and even wrote some amendments to give Congress more powers. However, upon listening to arguments made by his fellow delegates, he saw the need to abolish the Articles and write a whole new Constitution.
The Three-fifths Compromise was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. It was added as Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 to the United States Constitution.
Roger Sherman was a member of the Continental Congress, he helped draft the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. He was also responsible for the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise). He had held positions in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government for Connecticut. He was also in charge of the New Haven committees of correspondence.
ROGER SHERMAN sign constitutional convention
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ROGER SHERMAN sign constitutional convention
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
Thomas Jefferson
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Roger Sherman
John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
In American politics, the man to propose a two-house legislature was Roger Sherman when he came up with the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.