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

Question

O Larger states would get more votes then smaller states
• Smaller states would get more votes then larger states
• Virginia would control the East Coast
O It allowed for more farming and less production in
factories

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Larger states would get more votes than smaller states.

The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, meaning that larger states with more people would have more representatives and therefore more influence in the legislative process compared to smaller states. This made the Virginia Plan more favorable to large states.