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The New Hampshire House of Representatives has 400 seats, making it by far the largest lower house of any American state, despite New Hampshire being only the 41st most populous. Why did New Hampshire's house become so big while other houses remained/ended up relatively small?

by /u/DuBois41st in /r/AskHistorians

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