If you are talking about the Revolutionary War, then the British were already an established independent government.
Checks and Balances-Baron de Montesquieu
importance of religious tolerance-Voltaire
natural rights-John Locke
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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.
During the election of 1796 Thomas Jefferson received the second largest amount of votes with 68 votes.
