The second answer, It had been at Pearl Harbor, is correct.
At the constitutional convention in 1787, the issue of representation in the United States Legislature was resolved by the Great Compromise. The Great Compromise
happened in the year 1787 over a debate regarding the way the states should be
represented. Larger states demanded more representation while the smaller states
thought that it was unfair and the representation should be equal. Roger
Sherman understood that this debate could reach a point where everything would
be destroyed and so he started the process of the Great Compromise.
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Many Europeans had experienced the tyranny of monarchies in their own countries. The Patriots' war against George III inspired them. Lafayette and Pulaski may have also been moved by the ideas in the declaration of Independence. I hope this helps you
The Sibley Commission was the brainchild of Griffin Bell!