Name of the compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention over slavery George Washington He presided over the Constitutional Convention. read more
The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. 70 Delegates had been appointed by the original states to attend the Constitutional Convention, but only 55 were able to be there. read more
The fifty-five delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. George Washington, who two years later (1789) became the first US President under that Constitution. read more