Prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, which group of people met and drafted the Virginia Plan in hopes of creating a powerful central government?
A) Federalists
B) Patriots
C) Confederates
D) Abolitionists

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The Federalists were the group that supported a strong central government and drafted the Virginia Plan prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. This plan proposed a government with three branches and a bicameral legislature, laying the groundwork for the structure of the U.S. government.

Prior to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787, Which Group of People