What was the Great Compromise at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787?

The Great Compromise was the agreement reached at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787 to give each state two senators and to apportion seats in the House of Representatives on the basis of population.

The agreement satisfied both the smaller, less populous states, which wanted all states to be represented equally, and the larger states, which wanted representation to reflect population.

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