The great compromise in drafting the new constitution was a plan for states representation in congress.
The great compromise also known as Sherman compromise, the Connecticut compromise, the great compromise of 1787. It was an agreement made between the large and small states which involve how each state would be represented under the constitutions of the United States including the legislature.
Further Explanation
This agreement took place in 1787. The great compromise was as a result of a strong debate among larger and states delegate as to the number of representatives that each state could have in the congress.
The great compromise resulted in the establishment of two chambered of the congress. The house of representatives was also created and it was determined mainly the population of each states.
The bicameral legislature was retained based on the agreement but the upper house was adjusted in order to allow two senators from each state. The agreement was a successful one and it helped in the restructuring of American government. The highly populated states demands were met while the less populous states demand and interest was also protected.
Before the constitutional convention of 1787, states like virginal were favored in the congressional representation based on its larger population while state with less population wanted equal representation.
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During the renaissance, art, religion, science, technology and philosophy all changed.
In art, perspective and porportion made art more realistic looking. The subject matter of art also changed. No longer was all the art religious. For example, artists started to sketch nature and Leonardo da Vinci painted his famous Mona Lisa.
Before the renaissance, there was only one religion in Europe: Roman Catholic Christian. The renaissance/reformation changed that. Groups such as the Protestant, Lutherean, Anglican, and Calvinist religions started to pop up. They had different beliefs, practices, and ideologys, even though they are all branches of Christianity today.
Scientists like Galileo changed popular held beliefs about science. A scientific method for testing theories was formulated. The invention of the printing press ensured that information could be spread quicker and cheaper.
Finally, the renaissance is marked by a change in thinking. Previously, most people were fatalists, which meant that they believed their destinies were pre-chosen and nothing they did would change them. New thinkers called humanists believed that humans had freedom of choice and weren't as concerned with spiritual matters.
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