The Virginia Plan<span> was the proposal that was largely supported by larger states at the constitutional convention.
The Virginia Plan wanted to make it so that a states representation in the legislative branch was based on a states population. Larger states liked this idea, as a higher population means the more representatives they have in the legislature. The more legislatures a state has, the more they can influence the federal laws put into place. Smaller states hated this plan, as they felt it would give an unfair advantage to the larger states.
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Answer: what is important for commerce and free market economy is transport. Commerce requires transport. The faster the better. It can connect distant places, places difficult to access. Introducing railroads in societies following principles of free market led to intensification of capitalism. Railroads replaced older means of transport (horses) and enabled not only faster exchange of goods but also immigration/emigration, pollution both in Europe and USA.
Explanation: railroads were built first in the UK, later in European continent and in the North America and British colonies. It accelerated process of colonization and globalization.
Themes explored in various pieces of literature usually reflect the spirit of the age in which they were made. The spirit of the age is usually a historical thing that is based on the previous periods and the history that created it. An example of this is the ideas of modernism that came in response to World War 1 where people were depressed and obsessed with the bad things in the world.