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Big states did not want to have only the same number of representatives as smaller states, as they had more people and a perceived need for a larger voice.
Smaller states didn't want to be overpowered in the legislature by bigger, more populated states, because the small states were just as equal a part of America as were the bigger states.
The Constitutional Convention elected to create both houses in the legislature - the House of Representatives, where representation is determined by population, and the Senate, where each state gets two representatives, regardless of population or size.
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One of the disagreements that delayed the adoption of the Articles of Confederation and explain how the Congress settled the matter?
The smaller states wanted equal representation in Congress with the larger states.
What issue needed to be settled before the smaller states agreed to the Article of Confederation?
There was an issue of representation of states in congress. The smaller or less populous states would want as much power in congress as larger states like Pennsylvania.
What did small states want at the constitutional convention?
The smaller states followed the "Connecticut Plan" which, as opposed to the larger states' preference, the "Virginia Plan," made plans for a unicameral body in which all states had equal representation - today known as the Senate. The Virginia Plan, on the other hand, was favored by the larger states because it stated that larger populations would equal greater representation in Congress - today known as the House of Representatives.
How did small states want to base representation in Congress?
Small states wanted representation in Congress to be equal for all states regardless of their size or population, because they felt each state was an equal partner in the new nation and feared that they would be outvoted in Congress by larger states if representation were based on population alone. The legislature would consist of two house : a House of Representatives, with membership based based on state population, and a Senate, with each state receiving two members. This agreement became known as the Connecticut Compromise.
How did the Great Compromise settle the problem of representation in Congress which was created by sectional-ism amongst the states?
By the congress of the U.S
