The New Jersey Plan

question 113

Multiple Choice

The New Jersey Plan

• A) was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.
• B) contained a gradual emancipation requirement that proved quite controversial.
• C) was a thinly disguised attempt to resurrect monarchy in America.
• D) found its greatest support from the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts delegations.
• E) called for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation in every way.

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