<P> Less populous states like Delaware were afraid that such an arrangement would result in their voices and interests being drowned out by the larger states . Many delegates also felt that the Convention did not have the authority to completely scrap the Articles of Confederation , as the Virginia Plan would have . In response , on June 15 , 1787 , William Paterson of the New Jersey delegation proposed a legislature consisting of a single house . Each state was to have equal representation in this body , regardless of population . The New Jersey Plan , as it was called , would have left the Articles of Confederation in place , but would have amended them to somewhat increase Congress 's powers . </P>
<P> Less populous states like Delaware were afraid that such an arrangement would result in their voices and interests being drowned out by the larger states . Many delegates also felt that the Convention did not have the authority to completely scrap the Articles of Confederation , as the Virginia Plan would have . In response , on June 15 , 1787 , William Paterson of the New Jersey delegation proposed a legislature consisting of a single house . Each state was to have equal representation in this body , regardless of population . The New Jersey Plan , as it was called , would have left the Articles of Confederation in place , but would have amended them to somewhat increase Congress 's powers . </P>
what type of states did the virginia plan benefit
what type of states did the virginia plan benefit
larger
larger