The importance of the Great Compromise was that it

A. created a legislature similar in structure to that under the Articles of Confederation.
B. established a single, "one-state, one-vote" formula under which all states would benefit.
C. strengthened the power of larger states at the expense of smaller states.
D. granted equal power to the three branches of the new central government.
E. ensured support for a strong national government from small as well as large states.


Answer: E

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