Read the excerpt from "George Washington."
Which provides the best objective summary of this
excerpt?
Even though he was unanimously elected to be
president, Washington wished he could retire to Mount
Vernon instead.
Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon.
But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of
Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a
prime mover in the steps leading to the Constitutional
Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new
Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College
unanimously elected Washington President.
The Constitution probably would not have been ratified
if Washington had retired early at Mount Vernon instead
of attending the Constitutional Convention.
O Washington played a major role in the events that led to
the ratification of the Constitution and was elected to be
the country's first president.
Even though he wished to retire, George Washington
knew that the nation needed help, so he put a lot of
effort into helping to develop the Constitution. Eventually,
the Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia
in 1787, and the Constitution was approved. Then,
Washington was elected president of the country. The