Talk:New Jersey Plan

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New Jersey Plan: Plan that called for each state to have equal representation in the legislature74.241.44.34 22:46, 1 April 2007

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Political scientists suggest the New Jersey plan was proposed to favor the Southern states, that were sparsely populated at the time. If the votes were based on population, slavery may have been overturned in the South.

I cannot verify this claim at the time, but if someone wants to find the research and add it to the page, please do. MasterofMetal02 (talk) 03:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

--Proposers of New Jersey--

–—I could be wrong, but I am 100% certain that James Madison did NOT even help propose the New Jersey plan. He did however propose the Virginia plan. I suppose I could see the confusion, seeing as how he proposed one plan and some get mixed up between the two. However, a simple analysis could tell you that Madison would not, after proposing a plan that preferred the Big States, turn right around and proclaim a plan that favored small states. Plus, the plan is also known as the "Peterson Plan," not the "Madison-Peterson Plan". Please remove the reference to Madison if I am correct, as I do not want to remove a possibly valid piece of information myself. 66.32.3.221 (talk) 01:19, 15 September 2010 (UTC

EDIT I am sorry, I must be tired, it does indeed say OPPOSED not PROPOSED. My bad :) 66.32.3.221 (talk) 01:20, 15 September 2010 (UTC)