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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The legislative branch would have two houses each state would also have two representatives, and it didn't matter how big or small the states were.
