Under the virginia plan the new constitution would be only marginally stronger than the articles of confederation. slaves would count as four-fifths of a person when apportioning legislative representatives. large states would have more representatives in both chambers of congress. congress could not regulate either interstate trade or international trade. two of the northern states would have had no representatives at all in congress.

The correct answer is that Under the Virginia Plan large states would have more representatives.

The Virginia (or Randolph) Plan was a proposal for a bicameral legislative branch made by Virginia delegates. It had a significant role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and establishing the concept of a population-weighted representation system for the national legislature.

b.

jim crow laws were enacted in northern states.