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The Great Compromise combined the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. The New Jersey Plan wanted governmental representation independent on population, therefore the representation would be the same for every state. The Virginia Plan wanted representation to be based on population, therefore some states would have more representation than others. The Great Compromise combined the two, and created the Congress we have today. The Senate is independent of population, and the House of Representatives is based on population.
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What made the Missouri comprimse necessary?
The Missouri Compromise, passed in 1820, admitted Missouri to the ... This time, Speaker of the House Henry Clay proposed that Congress ...
What is the importance of the great compromise?
The Great Compromise was significant in that it established how our legislature is set up to this day. Originally it was intended to be one body, but large states like Virginia wanted representation based on population, whereas smaller states like New Jersey wanted representation based on the same number of delegates, regardless of population. The Great Compromise proposed having both, setting up our legislative bodies.
Was The conflict between slave and free states resolved by the great compromise?
The compromise between slave states and free states was resolved by the 3/5ths Compromise. The southern states wanted to have slaves count as part of the population. The free states did not. They eventually agreed that the 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted. The Great Compromise was when the legislature was agreed to be made of 2 houses, one upper and one lower. The upper house would have equal representation and the lower would be have the states represented by population.
What did The Missouri Compromise say about slavery?
The Missouri Compromise made slavery illegal in much of the US, except for the state of Missouri. Some people believe that this made the Civil War erupt later than it would have without the compromise.
How did the great compromise satisfy both the small and the large states?
The Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislative branch (the US Congress). Small states wanted equal representation (equality by state), and large states wanted representation based on population (equality by vote). Under the compromise, all states were represented equally in the Senate. This made the smaller states happy. In the House of Representatives, representation was based on population. This pleased the bigger states.
What was the great compromise made from and what is it about?
The great compromise was made up of bicameral.
Why did George Washington like the great compromise?
actually he didn't like the great compromise and was outraged that any compromise was made.
What compromise made at the constitutional convention helped shape the national government?
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 compromise
What compromise finally made the constitution the law of the land?
It was the great compromise
Which delegate made the deciding vote for the great compromise?
george walton
How did the Great Compromise impact the House of Representatives?
made it uber cooler.
Can you give me a sentence with the word agreement?
We made a Peace agreement that was a compromise but a necessary step to end hostilities.
At the constitutional convention an agreement was made for two parts to the legislative branch this agreement is called?
the Connecticut Compromise a.k.a the Great Compromise
In 1787 representitives wrote what in philipelphia?
"The Great Compromise" that made the legislature a bicameral branch.
How did the Framers come up with the ideas of a Congress made of the Two Houses?
The Great Compromise
What agreement was made of the constitutional convention that allowed for two houses of congress?
the great compromise
How did framers come up with the idea of a congress made of two houses?
The Great Compromise
