The Great Compromise

Which state would have been most likely to support the New Jersey Plan?

• New York - population 340,120

• Rhode Island - population 68,825

In the United States House of Representatives . . .

• each state is equally represented with two representatives

• states with a large population are allowed to have more representatives

The Great Compromise resolved an argument about . . .

• how to count slaves

• how to determine congressional representation

Who came up with the New Jersey Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• Edmond Randolph

• Thomas Jefferson

Which state would have been most likely to support the Virginia Plan?

• Massachussetts - population 378,787

• Delaware - population 59,094

Who came up with the Virginia Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• Edmond Randolph

• Thomas Jefferson

The Great Compromise was developed during the . . .

• Constitutional Convention of 1787

• Second Continental Congress

The Great Compromise was an agreement to end an argument between . . .

• large states and small states

• slave states and free states

Why did states with a smaller population support the New Jersey Plan?

• it gave them more power than the states with a larger population

• it allowed all states to have an equal number of representatives

In the United States Senate . . .

• each state is equally represented with two senators

• small states are only allowed to have one senator