Chapter 8 Important People. a Virginian, was chairman of the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. George Washington.

Chapter 8 Important People

a Virginian, was chairman of the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation.

George Washington

a Virginian, drafted much of the final document (U.S. Constitution)

James Madison

governor of Virginia, proposed the large-state plan or Virginia Plan.

Edmund Randolph

opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution, he believed that the states were giving up too much power to the national government.

George Mason

leader of the Disciples of Christ Church, founder of Bethany College, from Brooke County, argued for equal treatment for western Virginians.

Alexander Campbell

from Brooke county, along with Alexander Campbell, when enough changes were not made, led opposition to the new constitution

Phillip Doddridge

a slave preacher from Virginia, believed God wanted him to end slavery, led a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 61 whites and numerous slaves, was captured and hanged.

Nat Turner

involved in the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley, was opposed to slavery and proposed that the House of Burgesses free the slaves in western Virginia but leave them alone in

eastern Virginia.

Henry Ruffner

a lawyer from Kanawha County, served as a delegate to the 1850 Constitutional Convention. His influence guaranteed that many of the demands of the westerners were addressed.

George W.

Summers

home of Alexander Campbell and Phillip Doddridge who led the opposition to the new constitution.

Brooke County

home of Henry Ruffner who opposed slavery, and George W. Summers who influenced the demands of western Virginians.

Kanawha Valley

where Henry Ruffner became a teacher and minister and head of the Mercer Academy.

Charleston