The delegates at the Constitutional Convention were stuck on these plans. Then, Connecticut delegates Oliver Ellsworth and Roger Sherman came up with the Connecticut compromise (government-and-constitution.org). According to constitutioncenter.org the compromise was presented on June 19, 1787. The Connecticut Compromise had a bicameral Congress, two houses, with one house based on proportional representation and the other with equal representation. This gave both sides some of what they wanted. The convention had to vote on it still, which they did. On July 16, 1787, the Constitutional Convention adopted the Great Compromise, the new name for the Connecticut Compromise, by the difference of only one vote (senate.gov).