The Virginia Plan of the Philadelphia Convention proposed a system of representation in the national legislature that was based upon
A) equal representation between the states.
B) the concept of universal suffrage.
C) the population of each state or the proportion of each state's revenue contribution, or both.
D) the geographical size of a state.
E) the strength of each state's militia.

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The Virginia Plan proposed that representation in the national legislature would be based on either the population of each state or the proportion of each state's revenue contribution, or both. This would give more representation and therefore more influence to larger and more economically prosperous states.

The Virginia Plan of the Philadelphia Convention Proposed a System