The reason why people in early farming communities able to do various kinds of work is because there was a surplus of food--meaning that while certain people were responsible for farming and growing food to eat, other people could apply their attention elsewhere, to other skills that benefitted the community. <span />
Answer: The Great Compromise was forged in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional Convention: States with larger populations wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states demanded equal representation.
