The delegates at the Constitutional Convention decided to base the Constitution on the Virginia Plan, which was drafted by James Madison. The Virginia Plan called for a strong central government with separate branches and a bicameral legislature. Madison's plan heavily influenced the structure and principles of the Constitution.
Virginia Plan
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787. It ended on September 17.James Madison and other 56 delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in May 1787.
James Madison and all the delegates
The delegates from the 13 colonies were asked to come to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 by James Madison. The purpose of the convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation and create a stronger central government for the newly-formed United States. Ultimately, the convention resulted in the drafting and adoption of the United States Constitution.
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787. It ended on September 17.James Madison and other 56 delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in May 1787.
James madison
James Madison was the most prepared for the constitutional convention, nicknamed "Father of the Constitution"
Thirty nine of the fifty five delegates of the Constitutional Convention sessions signed the Constitution. Some of these include Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and James Madison, Jr.
The delegates at the Annapolis Convention - namely Alexander Hamilton, who wrote the report calling for the Constitutional Convention. James Madison supporters, however, might beg to differ, but either way it was Hamilton and Madison who pushed for the convention.
James Madison and George Washington were both delegates to this convention.
James Madison.
James Madison