|||George Washington and the Constitutional Convention In 1787, delegates from every state except Rhode Island traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to strengthen the Articles of Confederation in the Constitutional Convention. The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention, Federal Convention, and Grand Convention (May 14–September 17), was a conference that considered crucial changes to the Articles of Confederation. Equally important, the Constitutional Convention is the origin of the United States Constitution. Therefore, the outcome of the meeting would impact the entire nation, as well as its ability to survive. George Washington (1732-1799) was a former commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Washington was born into an industrious Virginia planter family and had learned the surveyor's trade by the age of seventeen. Before Washington became the first president of the United States; he was highly respected and revered in the country. Additionally, because of Washington's eminence and fame, he was invited to attend something that would change himself and the world, the Constitutional Convention. George Washington had initially refused to attend the Constitutional Convention because he wanted to escape the political problems of the new country. Although many of his colleagues wrote him numerous letters insisting that he attend the Convention, Washington nevertheless intended to retire to Mount Vernon, Virginia, after the Revolutionary War. Washington sets out his decision not to engage in politics in his two letters, one to the Marquis de Lafayette and the other to the public:¬¬¬¬¬I have become a simple citizen in the middle of the paper. .....elected by the electoral college as president of the Constitutional Convention in a consensual and anonymous manner. With Washington as president of the Convention, more delegates would come to see Washington. Additionally, the fact that Washington is going to the Convention makes it an important meeting. To illustrate this, James Madison wrote a letter to Washington, emphasizing the importance of Washington's coming to the Convention and the mention of his name:…It was the opinion of all the judicious friends whom I consulted that your name could not be spared by the deputation for the May meeting at Philadelphia…the advantage of having your name before the nomination as a mark of the earnestness of Virginia, and an invitation to the most select characters from all parts of the Confederation, should in any case be made use of.

Essay / |||George Washington and the Constitutional Convention In 1787, delegates from every state except Rhode Island traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to strengthen the Articles of Confederation in the Constitutional Convention. The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention, Federal Convention, and Grand Convention (May 14–September 17), was a conference that considered crucial changes to the Articles of Confederation. Equally important, the Constitutional Convention is the origin of the United States Constitution. Therefore, the outcome of the meeting would impact the entire nation, as well as its ability to survive. George Washington (1732-1799) was a former commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Washington was born into an industrious Virginia planter family and had learned the surveyor's trade by the age of seventeen. Before Washington became the first president of the United States; he was highly respected and revered in the country. Additionally, because of Washington's eminence and fame, he was invited to attend something that would change himself and the world, the Constitutional Convention. George Washington had initially refused to attend the Constitutional Convention because he wanted to escape the political problems of the new country. Although many of his colleagues wrote him numerous letters insisting that he attend the Convention, Washington nevertheless intended to retire to Mount Vernon, Virginia, after the Revolutionary War. Washington sets out his decision not to engage in politics in his two letters, one to the Marquis de Lafayette and the other to the public:¬¬¬¬¬I have become a simple citizen in the middle of the paper. .....elected by the electoral college as president of the Constitutional Convention in a consensual and anonymous manner. With Washington as president of the Convention, more delegates would come to see Washington. Additionally, the fact that Washington is going to the Convention makes it an important meeting. To illustrate this, James Madison wrote a letter to Washington, emphasizing the importance of Washington's coming to the Convention and the mention of his name:…It was the opinion of all the judicious friends whom I consulted that your name could not be spared by the deputation for the May meeting at Philadelphia…the advantage of having your name before the nomination as a mark of the earnestness of Virginia, and an invitation to the most select characters from all parts of the Confederation, should in any case be made use of.

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