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===Constitutional Convention===

===Constitutional Convention===

Johnson represented [[Connecticut]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787.  He played a major role there, arguing powerfully and eloquently for a strong federal government and for equal representation for all states.  Towards this end, he was a strong supporter of the [[New Jersey Plan]], and later the [[Connecticut Compromise]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Miracle_At_Philadelphia/cPeRBAlQWS4C Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention], Catherine Drinker Bowen</ref>  This Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives derived from the population, and the Senate equally representing the states.

Johnson represented [[Connecticut]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787.  He played a major role there, arguing powerfully and eloquently for a strong federal government and for equal representation for all states.  Towards this end, he was a strong supporter of the [[New Jersey Plan]], and later the [[Connecticut Compromise]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Miracle_At_Philadelphia/cPeRBAlQWS4C Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention], Catherine Drinker Bowen</ref>  This Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives derived from the population, and the Senate equally representing the states. During the Convention he also argued that [[Ex post facto laws]] were improper.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Bill_of_Rights_and_the_States/6yyQXl4LmdAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA114 The Bill of Rights and the States]</ref>

Other members of the Connecticut delegation to the Convention were [[Oliver Ellsworth]] and [[Roger Sherman]].

Other members of the Connecticut delegation to the Convention were [[Oliver Ellsworth]] and [[Roger Sherman]].