George+Washington

Emily Grimmer
George Washington __**George Washington**__




 * __Introduction:__** In 1787, the Constitutional Convention was held to fix the Articles of Confederation. The Convention started on May 25, 1787, at the State House in Philadelphia. All of the states were represented by delegates. 55 delegates total showed up to represent their states and have say in what goes on when they made the Constitution because they would have to live by the rules in it. The Constitutional Convention ended that September.
 * __Background:__** George Washington was from the state Virginia. He was born February 22nd, 1732 and was 55 when he attended the Constitutional Convention. George Washington had a good life at home and was wealthier than most people. He was a planter and slave Holder, General of the Continental Army, lending and investments, Real Estate Land Speculations, and Public Security Interests. For school, George Washington had private tutors, honorary L.L.D. from Harvard 1776. How he was raised and brought up had affect on his role in the constitutional convention because he was elected the President on the Convention. Before the Constitutional Convention, George Washington was in the Virginia House of Burgesses 1759-1774, Continental Congress 1774-1775, Commander in Chief of Continental Army 1775-1783.


 * __Role: __** George Washington was the President of the convention. He decided what would happen and how everything would go and be set up and he made the final decisions of the laws they would make. He is known for mostly being the President of theConvention.

George Washington’s attendance record at the constitutional convention
 * || ** Present ** || ** Absent ** || ** Do Not Know ** || ** Probably Present ** || ** Probably Absent ** ||
 * ** Act 1 ** || 22 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Act 2 ** || 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Act 3 ** || 23 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Act 4 ** || 14 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Totals ** || 89 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** % ** || 100% ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

George Washington was present everyday of the Constitutional Convention. He was there 100% of the time and never missed a meeting. This record tells us that he was really involved and interested in what was going on there and he didn’t want to miss it. Even though he is the president of the committee he could have taken off a day if he would have liked to. Instead of doing that, he went and listened and watched and participated in every meeting there and I think that says about him that he was a very good president of the committee.


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__ Constitutional Connection __ : One part of the constitution i think George Washington would agree with section 7. In this section it is first saying how the bills will be made by the house of Representatives then the Senate can change it. The second part is talking about how the bill has to be passed and approved by the President of the United States. If he liked it he can sign it and it will become a law. Then the last part of this section says how every order, resolution and vote also needs to be passed by the President of the United States. I think George Washington would agree with this section because he thinks that the president has a big part in deciding which bills to pass and make laws and George Washington believes that the president would make the right and best decision.

__ Bill of Rights __ : I think that George Washington would agree with the 1st Amendment. This amendment is basically how congress can’t make a law that makes people can’t believe in what they want or say what they want. George Washington would agree with this because he believes that this is fair and is how it should be. People should be able to be free to believe and say what he wants.

__**DBQ:**__ federalism: Federalism is the state and federal governments together. George Washington was a federalist. That means he liked federalism and supported it and agreed with it.

seperation of powers: seperation of powers makes it so not one government becomes too powerful. I think George Washington would like this because he supports these types of laws and rules, he is a federalist and they lilke how it is seperated and they agree with it.

checks and balances: George Washington i think would have supposted the check and balances system. This was how the three branches of government would have equal power over eachother. They would have powers that they can have but restrictions from the other branches so they can make sure it's right and fair. I think George Washington would have liked this because he believed that divided powers was right and how the government should be.

large and small states: I think George Washington would not have supported this. He didn't think it was fair how the House of Represenatives was based on the population becaus ethe small states did not benifit from that.



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