Drew Weber

3. When the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, to form a centralized government, Richard outright refused to attend, even going as far as to lead in Virginia's opposition to the new constitution.
4. came up with the New Jersey Plan which called for a strong central government made up of three branches
5. ideas influenced the Bill of Rights which lists several of the same rights of all U.S. citizens.
6. Came up with the Great Compromise that had combined elements of both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
11. wasn’t involved Because they were serving as American ministers abroad during the constitutional debates
12. authored the Virginia Plan and kept records of the proceedings.
14. helped write Virginia's new constitution

1. is concerned that they want to take each individual state and put them together under one strong nation government.
2. favored placing most key powers in the governments closest to the American people: their state and local governments. The essays were so incisive that they helped spur Alexander Hamilton to organize (and co-author) The Federalist Papers in response.
7. Major author of the Virginia plan and a supporter of a strong national government
8. Strongly advocated for passing the Constitution by co-authoring a series of essays known as the Federalist Papers
9. At age 81 the oldest and most admired delegate in attendance
10. opposed the Constitution, and his along with other objections caused the majority of the members of the Massachusetts convention to oppose the Constitution.
13. came up with the three-fifth compromise