<P> Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth , both of the Connecticut delegation , created a compromise that , in a sense , blended the Virginia ( large - state ) and New Jersey ( small - state ) proposals regarding congressional apportionment . Ultimately , however , its main contribution was in determining the apportionment of the Senate . Sherman sided with the two - house national legislature of the Virginia Plan but proposed `` That the proportion of suffrage in the 1st . Branch ( house ) should be according to the respective numbers of free inhabitants ; and that in the second branch or Senate , each State should have one vote and no more . '' Although Sherman was well liked and respected among the delegates , his plan failed at first . It was not until July 23 that representation was finally settled . </P>
<P> Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth , both of the Connecticut delegation , created a compromise that , in a sense , blended the Virginia ( large - state ) and New Jersey ( small - state ) proposals regarding congressional apportionment . Ultimately , however , its main contribution was in determining the apportionment of the Senate . Sherman sided with the two - house national legislature of the Virginia Plan but proposed `` That the proportion of suffrage in the 1st . Branch ( house ) should be according to the respective numbers of free inhabitants ; and that in the second branch or Senate , each State should have one vote and no more . '' Although Sherman was well liked and respected among the delegates , his plan failed at first . It was not until July 23 that representation was finally settled . </P>
. who created the plan that became know as the great compromise
. who created the plan that became know as the great compromise
Roger Sherman Oliver Ellsworth
Roger Sherman Oliver Ellsworth