The Connecticut Compromise is another name for the Great Compromise.

• A. It referred to a different agreement
• B. False
• C. True
• D. It is the same as the Articles of Confederation

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is whether the Connecticut Compromise is the same thing as the Great Compromise. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, delegates faced a fierce dispute over how states would be represented in Congress. The Virginia Plan favored representation by population, while the New Jersey Plan pushed for equal representation for each state. The solution, known as the Great Compromise, created a bicameral legislature: a Senate with equal representation for every state and a House of Representatives with representation based on population. Because this important agreement was developed in Connecticut, it’s also called the Connecticut Compromise. So the statement is true: they are two names for the same agreement that shaped the structure of Congress under the Constitution. It’s not tied to the Articles of Confederation, which was a separate, earlier framework.