What was the Great Compromise also known as?

• A. New Jersey Plan
• B. Virginia Plan
• C. Three-Fifths Compromise
• D. Connecticut Compromise

Answer: (D)

The Great Compromise created a two-chamber Congress by blending ideas from larger and smaller states. One house would be based on population, and the other would have equal representation for every state. Because this plan was drafted by Connecticut delegates at the Constitutional Convention, it is commonly called the Connecticut Compromise.

The New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation in a single-chamber Congress, the Virginia Plan favored representation by population in a strong central government, and the Three-Fifths Compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation—distinct issues from what the Great Compromise addressed.