What issue was the basis for the great compromise?

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, addressed the contentious issue of legislative representation during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The conflict arose between larger states, which favored the Virginia Plan advocating for representation based on population, and smaller states, which supported the New Jersey Plan that called for equal representation regardless of size. The compromise established a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate providing equal representation with two senators from each state. This balanced the interests of both large and small states in the new government framework.