What was the solution of the Great Compromise?

When the Constitutional Convention was being held there was a significant debate about the legislative branch. The large states wanted representation in Congress to be based on the population of a state. This would give large states more representation in Congress. The small states objected to this because they felt their voices wouldn’t be heard because the large states would have many more representatives than the small states would have. Thus, the small states wanted equal representation in Congress.

Roger Sherman developed a compromise that would satisfy both sides. There would be a legislature with two houses. The House of Representatives would have unequal representation. Representation would be based on the population of a state. Large states would have more representatives than small states. On the other hand, the Senate would have equal representation. Each state, regardless of size, would have two senators.

The Great Compromise resolved the issue of how representation would be based for the legislative branch of government.