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1 day ago · Roger Sherman had served in the First and Second Continental Congresses, Connecticut House of Representatives and Justice of the Peace before attending the Constitutional Convention as a delegate.
21 hours ago · This essay is about the creation of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 focusing on the pivotal roles of Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth. It explains how Sherman and Ellsworth merged the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to form a bicameral legislature balancing the interests of both large and small states.
1 day ago · The Second Continental Congress charged the Committee of Five, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, with authoring the Declaration. Adams, a leading proponent of independence, persuaded the Committee of Five to charge Jefferson with writing the document's original draft, which the ...
2 days ago · What role did Madison and Sherman play in the final construction of the Electoral College? What evidence is there to support the claim that the Electoral College reflects an opposition to the role of the people in directly electing the president? Does the Connecticut Compromise play a role in the compromise over the election of the president? 2.
1 day ago · 1. Why does Sherman think that people are happier in smaller communities? Why does Madison disagree? 2. Compare Madison’s argument here against majority faction with the argument he presented in “Vices of the Political System of the United States”.
1 day ago · However, a committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston was promptly chosen on June 11 to prepare a statement justifying the decision to assert independence, should it be taken.
2 days ago · In June 1776, a committee comprising Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R Livingston was elected to draft a statement justifying the assertion of independence, should the event arise.
