First, they had met in Annapolis, Maryland to discuss how to improve the Articles of Confederation because they didn’t possess the sufficient power to rule over the states or take important decisions that could improve the states. It would not be until May 1787 in Philadelphia where they would create a new government called the Constitution. When they met in Philadelphia, the first thing they did was to appoint a president for the Constitutional Convention and they elected George Washington for his good reputation. During the Convention, plans were discussed by both the small and large states. Smaller states fought for equal representation in single legislature, and to revise the Articles. On the other side, large states wanted a bicameral
