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Why did states with smaller populations support the New Jersey Plan?

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It granted equal representation in congress

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The main reason why the states with smaller populations supported the New Jersey Plan was because this plan would put two representatives in Congress regardless of the state's size, as opposed to making representation based on population size (which would favor the larger states).
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