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Why was the Great Compromise so great?

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Answer:

Provided a dual system of congressional representation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Their so-called Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise in honor of its architects, Connecticut delegates Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth). In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.

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