Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
In American History, the Articles of Confederation was plagued with problems even after the war and was always on the brink of collapsing. It essentially took men who worked very hard on the concept of an United States, roping in George Washington, the national hero. It was his celebrity status which got people attending the meetings for the beginning steps to get ratified as any attempts to remove state powers were automatically rejected as all votes had to be unanimous.

The concept to returning to those times is pretty Alien now in North America. If they were unsuccessful, the North American continent would look very different.
Well said.

George was also vital tactically to the people who wanted a replacement for the Articles. His status made him a shoe-in to be picked to preside. When they finally got a quorum to begin, GW was selected, recognized one of his fellow Virginians and the "Virginia Plan" was on the table immediately to set the tone (new constitution) for the convention.