WE needed some supplies. Also' we produced so much that it was going to waist more than anyone could consume it. Thats when we started to get involved becuase we needed things so we traded with each other for goods.
Their was a Dutch colony in the Americas because they wished to gain from the new worlds profits.The Dutch built trading posts along Hudson River. Dutch merchants were well known because of their good business.
If I'm not mistaken, it was to protest against the taxes they put
The Great Compromise was one of the agreements made during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. States that had a greater population argued that they should have a greater representation in Congress. Smaller states demanded equal representation, as they argued that unequal representation would lead to an unfair dominance of the larger states over the country's affairs.
Roger Sherman ultimately came with the solution of a Congress with two houses. The House of Representatives would have representation proportional to the population in each state. However, the Senate would have 2 representatives per state. Regardless of their population.
