Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan? What solution did the framers of the Constitution adopt?

The Virginia Plan gave too much power to the large states and The Virginia plan would have given dominance and legislative power to the large states at the expense of the small states.

Explanation:

The compromise was found in the model of the Iroquois Confederation.

They contend that the federal structure of the U. S. constitution was influenced by the living example of the Iroquois confederation, as were notions of individual liberty and the separation of powers.

The Iroquois had two legislative bodies. One was based on population the number of long houses. The second was the council of chiefs. In the council of chiefs each tribe was equal with two representatives.