During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates debated primarily between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia Plan proposed a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on population, favoring larger states. In contrast, the New Jersey Plan advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, appealing to smaller states. This debate ultimately led to the Great Compromise, which established a bicameral legislature with both proportional and equal representation.
Virginia and New Jersey
The Connecticut Compromise -Apex
name two laders from the constitutional convention
samuel adams
cork
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 serious differences about representation were resolved by creating a bicameral legislature.
sydney and canberra
George Washington
James Madison
Mount Vernon and Annapolis
the great compromise
With the exception of Rhode Island, it was the original states, collectively, that chose the delegates to attend the Constitutional Convention. Several prominent Founding Fathers were not able to attend, such as Thomas Jefferson.