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George Washington was born in 1732 at Wakefield Plantation, VA. He was the eldenst of six children. When he was sixteen years old he becaume a surveyer. That was his first job. When the Constutional Convention was held he didn't want to have any part in goverment. George Washington became the leader of the Convention when he finally decieded to go. Later he became the first president of the United States.

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Shays' Reellion happened when Massachusetts farmers got mad at the government and attacked courthouses and wharehouses. They were led by Daniel Shays, and he fought in the Reveloutionary War. It is important because people started to see that the Articles of Confederation wern't working. They wanted to change, or amand, the Articles. They didn't want is to happen again. This ended up as the new Constitution, even thought no one expected it.