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The small colonies supported the New Jersey Plan. They favored this plan because it proposed a Congress that was unicameral (having one house) and each state would have the same number of representatives or votes.
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ViviThe smaller states benefited from the New Jersey plan because the number of representitves didn't depend on the population. The exact states...not usually listed in history books so I assume that's the best answer. If in doubt, pick up a state map, and pick out the smaller states from the original thriteen.
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What plans presented at the Constitutional Convention would be favored by small States.?
New Jersey Plan
Who favored the New Jersey plan and the Virginia Plan and why?
Virginia favored the Virginia plan and New Jersey favored the New Jersey plan
Which states supported the viginia plan?
The Virginia Plan favored mostly the larger states because it was based on population. The New Jersey Plan favored smaller states because each state represented equally.
Why did small states favor the New Jersey Plan?
They favored the New Jersey plan because it said they would get one Representative no matter the population of the state. In the Virginia plan, states got seats in the house based on the population of the state.
Which house of congress would have been favored be the smaller states and why?
The Senate would be favored more, because in the senate, regardless of population, any state has two senators. In the House of Representatives, smaller states would have less representation, as it was based upon population.
