The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, solved the
issue of how the states were represented in congress. Resolved in the
Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise solved the problem of
representation for smaller states by having Congress have two senators for the
Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives, based on
population of the state.
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The great compromise settled the debate on how the states should be represented in the two house legislature.
The Great Compromise settled a dispute over how many representatives each state would have.
Yes it was. Because it settled the New Jersey and Virginia plan. =]
Missouri compromise
The Great Compromise settled the dispute of state representation in the U.S. Congress. It was decided that representation in the U.S. House of Representatives would be proportional to population, while representation in the U.S. Senate would be equal among all states.
Large and small states