The agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention to adopt the proposal that gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of population but linked representation in the House of Representatives to population became known as the

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The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was the agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established a bicameral legislature with representation in the Senate being equal for each state and representation in the House of Representatives based on population. It was proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut and became a key component of the new United States Constitution.

The Agreement Reached During the Constitutional Convention to Adopt the Proposal