After much debate, delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 agreed upon the Great Compromise, which
a. allowed for the continuation of slavery but began the process of gradual emancipation
b. allowed the sates to continue to exist as political entities but established the national government as supreme
c. created a bicameral legislature, balancing the concerns of both big states and small states
d. balanced the concerns of the agricultural and the industrial states in regard to trade and economic policies
e. allowed for religious freedom in the United States but mandated that the words "In God We Trust" appear on all currency
Answer: c. created a bicameral legislature, balancing the concerns of both big states and small states
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