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Why would Pennsylvania and Massachusetts support the Virginia plan?
They would support it because they had very large populations. In the Virginia Plan, the greater the population, the greater the voice. Therefore, larger states would support the plan, but smaller states would have low population, and therefore little voice.
Who did the Virginia Plan favor smaller states or larger states?
larger states
Why did Luther martin support the New Jersey plan?
He believed that the Virginia plan would give the larger states more power and that the smaller states would get overuled , so luther a group supported the virginia plan.
Larger states benefited most under what plan?
The Virginia Plan
What plan at the Philadelphia Convention favored the large states because it wanted representation based on population?
Virginia plan
Did John Rutledge support the Virginia Plan?
Yes he did, despite the fact that his state was a small state (population wise) and that the Virginia plan gave more power to the larger states. He supported the Virginia plan before the Three fifths compromise
What two proposed plans for the constitution agreed on?
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Why did large states support the Virginia plan?
The Virginia plan for the American Constitution was supported by large states because it gave them more power to elect the president. Some of these states were Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts.
What did the Virginia Plan support?
It said the larger states would have more representatives than states with a small population. Three fifths of the slaves would count in the population.
Would give more power to the larger states?
Virginia plan
Who were the plan's supporters in the Virginia plan?
Virginia favored other large states like itself with high population. The overall agenda for debate was based on the idea of population based representation.
What state would most likely support the Virginia Plan during the Constitutional Convention?
Larger states with significant populations, such as Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, would most likely support the Virginia Plan during the Constitutional Convention. The plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, which favored these states over smaller ones. States like Virginia, which had a large population and a strong interest in increasing their influence in the national government, would have been particularly supportive of this plan.
