the great compromise
The main focus of the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention concerned how states were to be represented in the U.S. Congress. It is also referred to as Sherman's Compromise.
representation of the states in congress
Choose members of Congress
congress could not tax exports
the great compromise
A bicameral legislature
Representation in Congress
The constitutional convention
The Congress called for the Constitutional Convention to address problems in governing the US.
The primary conflict of the Constitutional Convention was settling how states would be represented in Congress and whether this would be an equal number or vary based on population. The Connecticut Compromise resolved this issue.
States with the most number of slaves!