Which plan did Roger Sherman oppose at the Philadelphia Convention?
The New Jersey Plan
The Connecticut Plan
The Virginia Plan
The Massachusetts Plan
Answer
The Virginia Plan was proposed by Edmund Randolph at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. It called for a strong central government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Roger Sherman opposed the Virginia Plan because he believed it gave too much power to the national government. He argued that the states should retain more power.
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