Question

Why was Roger Sherman significant in the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 1

Roger Sherman was significant in the Constitutional Convention because he was an American politician whose plan for representation of large and small states prevented a deadlock at the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Also, Sherman served as a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, which created the United States Constitution. He ultimately supported the establishment of a new constitution, and proposed the Connecticut Compromise, which won the approval of both the larger states and the smaller states.