USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -William Paterson introduced a plan now known as the The New Jersey Plan. Mr. Paterson’s plan was designed to keep an equal vote in Congress for each state, an issue that would be fought over for the next month.

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: -William Paterson (1745–1806) presented a plan of government to the Convention that came to be called the “New Jersey Plan.” Paterson wanted to retain a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and have the national legislature elect the executive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Justice William Paterson signed the Constitution, served as a governor of New Jersey and served on the Supreme Court. Paterson was born in Ireland in 1745 and moved to the United States at two years old.