1. Chapter 8 Important People

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

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