The Craftsmen of Consensus: Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Great Compromise
Words: 538 1211In the humid grip of Philadelphia's summer of 1787, a gathering of America’s early leaders was at an impasse that threatened to fragment their young nation. At the heart of the stalemate was a simple but critical question: How should states be represented in the new national government? The answer, which would shape the future of American politics, came from two unlikely heroes from Connecticut, Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth, who stepped forward with an ingenious solution known today as […]