History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 17




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Summary: Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: * The battle over representation nears a compromise. * Oliver Ellsworth reintroduces Roger Sherman's "Connecticut Compromise." * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer misses the vote, thus allowing Maryland to support the small states men. * Georgia also splits their vote on account of Abraham Baldwin. * The Gerry Committee is formed largely with small state sympathizers. * The committee affirms equal representation in the Senate, but proportional in the House along with money bills originating in the House. * These concessions permit the small state men to be open to other large state proposals.