Taxes were an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists because they were taxed without having representation in Parliament, which of course led to a lot of conflict for their rights.
I think It's the rise of American labor unions
<span> The Virginia
Plan wanted representation proportional to the population of the state.
It proposed a bicameral legislature (I think. Don't remember. It's
been a long time!) in which states got seats in both houses based on how
large their population was.
The way it's easy to remember is that Virginia was the biggest state in
the country at the time, so naturally they thought the state with the
biggest population should have the most votes! </span>
I believe they were Arizona and New Mexico <span />
It emphasized US economic strength. It emphasized US military strength. It promoted the strength of US scientists and inventors.
