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d the surrender of Cornwallis(將軍名)at Yorktown.(約克城,地名)Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation(十三州邦聯(lián)憲法,美國(guó)第一部憲法)was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover(發(fā)起者)in the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention(1787年美國(guó)制憲會(huì)議) at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified(批準(zhǔn)), the Electoral College(選舉團(tuán)) unanimously(全體一致地)elected Washington President.He did not infringe upon(侵犯,侵害)the policy making powers that he felt the Constitution gave Congress. But the determination of foreign policy became preponderantly(占優(yōu)勢(shì)的,多數(shù)的)a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington refused to accept ent