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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.

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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.


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.


What plan at the Philadelphia Convention favored the large states because it wanted representation based on population?

Virginia plan


What plan way supported by a large amount of states?

The Virginia plan.


Why did the Virginia plan support larger states?

to be represented


What is the historical significance of Virginia plan?

The Virginia plan wanted = Large states wanted representation by populationThe New Jersey plan wanted = Small states wanted equal number of representation


What plan was suggested by the large states as a basis for the new legislative branch?

Virginia Plan


What did states with large populationfavorthe Virginia plan?

The Virginia Plan, in having a unicameral legislature whose delegates are assigned by population (much like having just the House of Representatives), favored large states, because their large populations would give them power.


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.


Who did the Virginia plan benefit?

favored large states, many people.


This plan was supported by the large what states?

No the plan was meant for the smaller states for equal representation whereas the Virginia plan was meant to be recorded by population.


What plan of government favored the smaller states?

the sdr plane was the smaller size in worl