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,the proportion of each state's revenue contribution,or both was known as the

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The Virginia Plan, presented by James Madison, proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on each state's population or revenue contribution, or both. This plan was in contrast to the New Jersey Plan, which proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state. The Connecticut Plan, also known as the Great Compromise, ultimately combined elements of both plans to create the current system of a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate with equal representation for each state. The Massachusetts Plan and Rousseau Solution are not relevant to this historical context.

The Proposal to Alter the Articles of Confederation by Providing