USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This founding document, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention and the debates and compromises that formed this important document.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rising above conflicts between individual states, Washington created an atmosphere that allowed convention members to reach the compromises necessary to create a bold, new government. He stayed relatively quiet, allowing the delegates to debate the foundation of the Constitution amongst themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bill of Rights was introduced in the first Congress and subsequently adopted by the requisite number of states in 1791 during Washington’s first term to which he had been unanimously elected.

Detailed explanation-4: -George Washington is often called the “Father of His Country.” He not only served as the first president of the United States, but he also commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1775–83) and presided over the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-5: -George Washington – first American president, commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and farmer.