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==Drafting the Constitution==
==Drafting the Constitution==
On 29 May when [[Edmund Randolph]] proposed to replace the current government with a totally new structure. Randolph's ''Virginia Plan'' favored large states (Virginia had the largest population at the time) and increased the power of the central government. In mid June, the smaller states responded with the ''New Jersey Plan,'' introduced by William Patterson. The convention debated the New Jersey option until 19 June, when it was voted down. Therefore the Virginia Plan, much expanded and elaborated upon in the course of four-and-a-half months, formed the basis of the Constitution.
On 29 May when [[Edmund Randolph]] proposed to replace the current government with a totally new structure. Randolph's ''Virginia Plan'' favored large states (Virginia had the largest population at the time) and increased the power of the central government. In mid June, the smaller states responded with the ''New Jersey Plan,'' introduced by William Patterson. The convention debated the New Jersey option until 19 June, when it was voted down. Therefore the Virginia Plan, much expanded and elaborated upon in the course of four-and-a-half months, formed the basis of the Constitution.