MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Virginia Plan
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New Jersey Plan
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Jersey Plan was designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-2: -What states supported the New Jersey Plan? The specific states that supported the plan were New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut (initially), and one delegate from Maryland, Luther Martin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The New Jersey Plan (also known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New Jersey Plan detailed a legislature of only one house and featured equal representation in which each state had the same number of representatives. The goal was for smaller states to have the same level of power in the legislature as the large states.
Detailed explanation-5: -William Paterson proposed the New Jersey, or small state, plan, which provided for equal representation in Congress. Neither the large nor the small states would yield.