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Small states wanted representation in Congress to be equal for all states regardless of their size or population, because they felt each state was an equal partner in the new nation and feared that they would be outvoted in Congress by larger states if representation were based on population alone.
The legislature would consist of two house : a House of Representatives, with membership based based on state population, and a Senate, with each state receiving two members. This agreement became known as the Connecticut Compromise.
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How did the backers of the Virgina Plan want to base representation in Congress?
They wanted to count the slaves are part of the population so they could have more representation in Congress.
What economic causes led to the civil war?
The over-dependence of the South on its cotton exports. It had no manufacturing base, and had to import everything it needed. The North was trying to protect its own manufacturing industry by raising tariffs on imports. This looked like a tax on the South. So the South needed more slave-states, to increase its representation in congress. That is why there was so much controversy about the terms of admission of new territories into the USA.
What did the larger states want to base the national government on?
based on population.
What argument did southern states base secession on?
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
What was the purpose of FDR's address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
To persuade them to declare war explanation (Apex)
