The Virginia Resolves appears in non-fiction

The Virginia Resolves is a plan presented by Edmund Randolph of Virginia forming a national government that is separate from and superior to the state governments. The plan provides a road map for the delegates to consider many of the important issues related to the new government. Its provisions are debated, adopted, amended and rejected repeatedly over the course of the Convention. By the end, Randolph will refuse to even sign the final plan. Nevertheless, many of the basic principles proposed in the Virginia Resolves find their way into the United States Constitution.