MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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how to determine the number of Representatives in Congress
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how to divide land between New Jersey and Virginia
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ending the Revolutionary War
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about who had the best Rappers
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Detailed explanation-1: -That is, each state’s representation in Congress would be based on its population. The alternative to the Virginia Plan, William Paterson’s New Jersey Plan, intended to give states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Virginia, or large state, plan provided for a bicameral legislature with representation of each state based on its population or wealth; the New Jersey, or small state, plan proposed equal representation for each state in Congress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delegates rejected both the Virginia and New Jersey plans. Connecticut delegates offered a compromise proposal that became known as the Connecticut Compromise or the Great Compromise.
Detailed explanation-4: -*What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? The Virginia Plan called for a two-house legislature with more representation for larger states; the New Jersey Plan called for a one-house legislature with equal representation for all states.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Virginia Plan wanted a legislature in which states received representation in proportion to the size of their population, while the New Jersey plan wanted a legislature that gave each state equal representation, regardless of the size of its population.