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Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 14, 1787.

Mr. SHERMAN urged the equality of votes [in the Senate] not so much as a security for the small States; as for the State Govts. which could not be preserved unless they were represented & had a negative in the Genl. Government. He had no objection to the members in the [House] voting per capita, as had been suggested by [Mr. Gerry].

What did Roger Sherman contribute to the drafting of the Constitution?

the Three-Fifths Compromise
the Virginia Plan
the Great Compromise
the New Jersey Plan

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the Great Compromise

Sherman (of Connecticut) helped draft the Connecticut or "Great" Compromise: a bicameral Congress with representation in the House by population and equal representation for states in the Senate.