USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because the resolution for proportional representation would mean that smaller states would have less say in government than the larger states. If the Virginia Plan was agreed each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state’s population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The Virginia plan created a legislative branch based entirely on population. Each state received a number of representatives based on the population in that state. The Virginia plan would have given dominance and legislative power to the large states at the expense of the small states.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Virginia Plan of government? It called for all states to have equal representation in a unicameral legislative branch.

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.