three - fifths compromise required the combination of the new jersey and virginia plan.
what compromise required the combination of the new jersey and virginia plan?
three - fifths compromise
new jersey played a principal role in creating the structure of the new united states government. when virginia delegates came up with the virginia plan, which called for representation in government proportional to the population of each state, the smaller states refused, fearing that with such a plan they would no longer have a say in government affairs. william paterson, a new jersey statesman, introduced the new jersey plan by which one vote would be given to each state, providing equal representation within the legislative body. under the great compromise, both plans were placed into use with two separate bodies in the congress, with the senate being modeled after the structure in the new jersey plan.
new jersey in the american revolution
ultimately, the new jersey plan was rejected as a basis for a new constitution. the virginia plan was used, but some ideas from the new jersey plan were added. perhaps the most important of these was introduced by the connecticut compromise, which established a bicameral legislature with the u.s. house of representatives apportioned by population, as desired by the virginia plan, and the senate granted equal votes per state, as desired by the new jersey plan.









































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bullet::::- variant texts of the new jersey plan at the avalon project
new jersey plan