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How did the Great Compromise help alleviate tensions between the Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?
A.
by establishing three independent branches of the federal government
B.
by decreasing the total number of representatives in Congress
C.
by providing for equal and proportional representation in Congress
D.
by allowing only some states to count slaves as part of their population
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C. By providing for equal and proportional representation in Congress.
Explanation: The Great (Connecticut) Compromise created a bicameral legislature — the Senate with equal representation for each state and the House with representation based on population — which eased the dispute between large and small states (and between Northern and Southern interests). (The Three‑Fifths Compromise, a separate agreement, addressed how slaves would be counted for representation.)
Explanation: The Great (Connecticut) Compromise created a bicameral legislature — the Senate with equal representation for each state and the House with representation based on population — which eased the dispute between large and small states (and between Northern and Southern interests). (The Three‑Fifths Compromise, a separate agreement, addressed how slaves would be counted for representation.)
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