The Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention solved the problem of representation in the newly formed United States government. The delegates were faced with the challenge of balancing the interests of the smaller states, who favored equal representation, and the larger states, who wanted representation based on population. This compromise, proposed by Roger Sherman, established a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population and the Senate would have equal representation for each state. The alternatives to this compromise were the Virginia Plan, which advocated for representation based solely on population, and the New Jersey Plan, which called for equal representation for all states. However, it was the Great Compromise that ultimately struck a balance between the two opposing viewpoints and paved the way for the successful creation of the Constitution.
