How the Great Compromise Saved a Fledgling United States
In the summer of 1787 , delegate from 12 of the 13 body politic met in Philadelphia to sterilise America ’s faltering first constitution , theArticles of Confederation . Over four muggy calendar month , 55 delegate contend and sparred over some of the most divisive issues of the day : state versus federal king , how much influence to grant the prexy and how to distribute seating in Congress ....