The document summarizes the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It notes that 55 delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia in May 1787, with George Washington elected as president. It describes the Virginia Plan created by Edmund Randolph and James Madison that called for a strong central government with three branches of government. It also describes the New Jersey Plan created by William Paterson that proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for states. A compromise was reached with the Connecticut Plan proposed by Roger Sherman, which created a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate with two members per state. The document also summarizes the Three-Fifths Compromise regarding counting slaves for representation.