The proposal to alter the Articles of Confederation by providing for a system of representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state or the proportion of each state's revenue contribution, or both, was known as the

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The Virginia Plan, proposed by James Madison, called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population or the amount of revenue contributed by each state. This plan was in contrast to the New Jersey Plan, which proposed equal representation for each state in a unicameral legislature. The Connecticut Plan, also known as the Great Compromise, eventually combined elements of both plans to form the basis of the U.S. Constitution. The Massachusetts Plan and Rousseau solution are not relevant to this proposal.

The Proposal to Alter the Articles of Confederation by Providing