delegates that helped Paterson author the New Jersey Plan voted against it, including Connecticut's Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth. Since several delegates from less populous states failed to strongly defend the proposal during debate or vote in support of it on June 19, some scholars have suggested that the New Jersey Plan was proposed strategically by the less populous states to help secure a compromise on representation by showing that the Virginia Plan's proportional representation would never be accepted by the less populous states. Following the New Jersey Plan's defeat, delegates continued to debate representation and the less populous states' concerns. Delegates from the less populous states proposed combining elements of the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan to create a compromise on representation that favored the less populous states. The Connecticut Compromise, introduced by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth, suggested a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives apportioned by population, as desired by the Virginia Plan, and the Senate apportioned equally by state, as desired by the New Jersey Plan. The Connecticut Compromise was approved by delegates on July 16. See also History of the United States Constitution Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution References External links Variant texts of the New Jersey Plan at the Avalon Project Drafting of the United States Constitution Legal history of New Jersey 1787 in American politics