The
Constitutional Convention (also known as the
Philadelphia Convention, the
Federal Convention, or the
Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them
James Madison and
Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected
George Washington to preside over the Convention. The result of the Convention was the creation of the
United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the
history of the United States.