The New Jersey plan favored giving control of the federal government to the states, not the people through their representatives. The New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature of only one house. The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation in which each state had the same number of representatives.
Answer:
The answers are:
- An increase in the number of men voting; and
- the stricter voting laws.
Explanation:
Both things seem contradictory, but the years after the 1812 war were a time of economic prosperity, demographic rise and intense political activities in the United States. Strong nationalistic feelings and sectionalism developed.
The statement that best explains the reasons for building the Panama Canal across the Isthmus of Panama was to shorten sailing time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The correct answer is B.