Supporters of the Jersey Plan mostly come from the larger states like New York or New Jersey. They believe that the seats of Congress should be distributed according to the states population. This plan clearly benefits the larger states.
Supporters of the Virginia Plan mostly come from the smaller states and the South. They feel that the seats of Congress should be distributed equally among the states, regardless of population size. This plan clearly benefits the least populated states.
A compromise should be reached that benefits both sides. Perhaps a bicameral Congress with one chamber benefiting the most populated states, and the other chamber benefiting the least populated states.
Because the united states was a large influence in other nations succession from nations the states feel as if they are needed for or a influence on the other nations. Also if the nation does gain independence good trade and a partnership may form.
The phrase had been used for more than a generation in Ireland. By 1765, the term was in use in Boston, and local politician James Otis was most famously associated with the phrase, "taxation without representation is tyranny."
