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Silent George Washington aided Philadelphia convention
The Gazette commemorates 200 years since the Constitutional Convention with Tom Sweeney highlighting George Washington’s pivotal yet understated influence. Washington pressed for a strong central government, urged delegates to persevere, and balanced support with cautions about unanimity and public reception.
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George Washington
Tom Sweeney
Virginia
Philadelphia
House
Carl van Doren
United States
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Congress
Union
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Continental Congress
Lafayette
Hamilton
Bushrod Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Mrs. Macaulay