During the Great Compromise, why was the Virginia Plan more favorable to large states?

Question

A Smaller states would get more votes then larger states

B It allowed for more farming and less production in factories

C Virginia would control the East Coast

D Larger states would get more votes then smaller states

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D Larger states would get more votes than smaller states.

The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, which meant that states with larger populations would have more representatives and, consequently, more voting power in the legislative process. This was more favorable to larger states compared to the New Jersey Plan, which suggested equal representation for each state, regardless of size.