HIST 2055 : Hist 2055 Exam Essays
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The great compromise of 1787 did try to preserve the union and was successful at it. It centered on how many representatives each state should have in the new government"s lawmaking branch, the u. s. congress. The 2 competing plans were: the new jersey plan and virginia plan. In the end, connecticut delegate roger sherman came up a compromise and proposed the alternative of a. "bicameral congress, made up of a senate and a house of representatives. Sherman, would send an equal number of representatives to the senate, and one representative to the. House for each 30,000 residents of the state. Sherman"s plan pleased delegates from both the large and small states and became known as the great compromise. It was a compromise between southern and northern states. They came up with the 3/5 compromise for purposes of determining the number of votes a state would have, 5 slaves would be equivalent of 3 people.
