What role did George Washington Play in shaping the US during its formative years?

George Washington shaped the young United States chiefly by serving as its first president from 1789 to 1797. In that role, he established important precedents for the presidency and federal government, including forming a Cabinet and voluntarily leaving office after two terms. The Constitution was drafted mainly by the Constitutional Convention, not by Washington alone, so choice C is correct.

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