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Who advance the "Connecticut compromise"?

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His great service was at the U.S. Constitutional Convention , where he and Roger Sherman advanced the "Connecticut compromise," ending the struggle between large and small states over representation. He also served on the five-member committee that prepared the first draft of the Constitution, and was responsible for the use of the term "United States" in the document.

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