What was the name of the plan proposed by William Patterson that the
small states liked?

The Paterson Plan

He is probably best known, however, as the author of “The Small State Plan,” alternately called “The New Jersey Plan” or “The Paterson Plan,” proposed on June 15, 1787. The document was a response to the Virginia Plan, which would have given proportional power to the states based on their number of citizens.

Explanation:

loess contribute to the flooding of rivers by providing the silt that is washed into rivers and constantly raises the bed of the rivers. this elevation above the surrounding flood plains and dams allow the river to overwhelm the dams and flood thousand of square miles of neighboring flood plains.

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