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The Virginia Plan would have disadvantaged them since representation would be contingent on population.

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What the significance of the Virginia Plan?

The Virginia Plan called for the separation of government into three chief sectors. These were executive, legislative and judicial. A bicameral legislature was created by proportionate representation, who are elected by the people. Small states objected to proportionate representation which was settled in the New Jersey plan.


Why did New Jersey's delegates object to the Virgina Plan?

The larger states should have more representatives in Congress.


What was the name of the small states plan which opposed some aspects of the Virginia plan?

No, the Virginia plan called for representation by population. This put Virginia at a huge advantage (being one of the most heavily populated states) while giving states such as Rhode Island almost no representation.


What plan was supported by the small states and why?

The New Jersey Plan because they got more rights than the Virginia Plan.


What plan was supported by the small states why?

The New Jersey Plan because they got more rights than the Virginia Plan.


Why did the small states create the New Jersey plan?

Because the plan gave each state one vote, so that small states would have as much power as large states.


Which states bordered the slave states in 1863?

In 1863, Kentucky bordered Confederate State Tennessee, as did a small part of Missouri. Missouri had a large border with Confederate Arkansas and Maryland had a small border with Confederate Virginia. West Virginia of course bordered Virginia as well.


How small is Virginia compared to all the states?

I suggest you look at a map and find out for yourself.


Did the Virginia Plan appeal to large states or small states?

The Virginia Plan appealed to large states and in fact was also known as The Large-State Plan. It was created by James Madison on May 29, 1787.


Why did small states see the Great Compromise as an improvement over the Virginia Plan?

It gave them more congressional representation than the Virginia Plan did.


How did the Great Compromise help the small and large states?

The Great Compromise helped both the small and large states because they would both be equally represented in the Senate. This was beneficial to the small states and the large states were happy because the House of Representatives would be based on population.


Virginia is bordered on the west by which states?

West Virginia is bordered by the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.Confederate Arkansas bordered Missouri, Tennessee bordered Kentucky and a small part of Missouri, and West Virginia is bordered by Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia.West Virginia is bordered by Maryland to the northeast.