Roger Sherman
The Great Compromise and the Struggle to Preserve State Sovereignty
The first weeks of July, 1787 were full of fiery speeches, threats of disunion, and tenuous compromises. In other words, just an ordinary time at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. On July 16, 1787 after nearly two weeks of debate, the convention adopted what has...
The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates
The other essays in the โFounders and the Constitutionโ series each covered one individual. This final essay covers three: the extraordinary group who served as Connecticutโs commissioners (delegates) to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Early Connecticut was known...