Because of the Shay's Rebellion, 55 delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. They had notice that their Central Government was too weak and that they needed to make it stronger and decided to make up a whole new government. Locked in a room in the summer heat they debated, argued, and conflicts arose of a variety of issues. Even though these disagreements arose they were still able to come to a compromise.
One of the altercations was between the large and small states. They argued about representation and how they should be represented. James Madison a key player in creating the constitution proposed the Virginia Plan. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislative with membership based upon each states population. Many big states like New York, and Virginia supported this plan. William Paterson proposed the New Jersey Plan which was supported by many of the small states. The New Jersey plan proposed a unicameral where each state had one vote.......
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