He was the governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1789 and he oversaw the state convention during his last year in office ...
When Americans today think of the Constitution, many of us think of certain cherished freedoms we hold dear: freedom of ...
The copy was printed in 1787 after delegates from the colonial ... of liberty to preserve the rest," Washington wrote. The last time a US Constitution like this went under the gavel was in 1891 ...