Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, (The Great Compromiser ) Known as: The Great Compromiser Category: American Politician Born: 12 Apr 1777 at Virginia, US Died: 29 Jun 1852 at Washington DC, US Overview: U.S. congressman: 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25
U.S. senator: 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831- 42, 1849-52
Promoter of the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Henry Clay
connecticut compromise
It was called "The Great Compromise" and settled the composition of the new US Congress under the Constitution (1787).
The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) settled the debate over state representation in Congress.
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Compromise
That compromise is known as the Great Compromise.
The Great Compromise combined these two plans creating our current legislature with two houses, one based on population and elected by the people.
Henry Clay, The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1820
The Great Compromise allowed the framers of the Constitution to create a Congress that would represent both large and small states fairly. It is also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
The Connecticut Compromise established the bicameral composition of the Legislative Branch. It is also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise.
The Great Compromise of 1787 (or Sherman's Compromise) was proposed by Roger Sherman. The Compromise was an agreement that defined the representation of each state in Congress/the House of Representatives.
Conneticut Compromise