Why was the state of connecticut well situated to offer a political compromise regarding the creation of congress during the phi

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Why was the state of connecticut well situated to offer a political compromise regarding the creation of congress during the phi

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lawyer [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T22:17:34+03:00

<span>It had a population that was right in the middle of all of the states then formed. This gave it the ability to see which concepts from the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan would best overall fit the new country's legislature. Connecticut wouldn't have been the most powerful state under either plan, so they didn't have a reason to wholeheartedly support either plan, and could give suggestions on how to please both sides.</span>