Why did states like Delaware, Connecticut, and New York oppose the Virginia Plan?
A) They disliked the Bill of Rights that was contained within the Virginia Plan.
B) They wanted to eliminate the state governments rather than giving them the constitutional status suggested by the Virginia Plan.
C) They wanted every plan for a new government to include a provision protecting the institution of slavery for at least 25 years, and the Virginia Plan did not contain such a provision.
D) They feared that large states would dominate the new government if representation were to be determined by population as stipulated by the Virginia Plan.
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