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  1. 14. Mai 2024 · Roger Sherman's legacy as a master negotiator and pragmatic statesman remains deeply embedded in the structure of American governance. His role in crafting the Great Compromise not only shaped the Constitution but also set a precedent for balanced and equitable representation.

  2. Vor 3 Tagen · On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five to draft a declaration, including John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut.

  3. Vor 2 Tagen · Roger Sherman had served in the First and Second Continental Congresses, Connecticut House of Representatives and Justice of the Peace before attending the Constitutional Convention as a delegate. After the Constitution was ratified he served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate representing his home state of ...

  4. 12. Mai 2024 · This essay about the Great Compromise discusses the critical role played by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Facing a deadlock between larger states, which favored representation based on population, and smaller states, which demanded equal representation, Sherman and Ellsworth proposed ...

  5. 29. Apr. 2024 · When the convention nearly foundered after being unable to agree on how states should be represented in the proposed federal Congress, he and fellow Connecticut representative Roger Sherman saved the day, and the Constitution itself. They crafted the “Connecticut Compromise” (or “Great Compromise”) that established the ...

  6. 17. Mai 2024 · Roger Sherman (1721–1793) Sherman's name is on the Petition of the King, a request sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the...

  7. Vor 2 Tagen · Pro-Administration. The 1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 27, 1790, and October 11, 1791. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 2nd United States Congress convened on October 24, 1791.