Question

Why was it important for states like New Jersey to have a system that allowed for each state to have equal representation in the national government? A-Because New Jersey did not want to compromise with slave states B-Because New Jersey favored the federal government over the states C-Because New Jersey had fewer delegates at the Constitutional Convention D-Because New Jersey did not have a large population

Answer 1

B-Because New Jersey favored the federal government over the states

Answer 2

B-Because New Jersey favored the federal government over the states.

The New Jersey Plan, also called as the Paterson Plan or Small State Plan was a proposal for the making the United States Government that was presented by William Paterson on June 15, 1787 at the Constitutional Convention.

The plan was in response of the Virginia Plan, which mandated two houses of Congress that elected for as per representation depending to population.