Question

As the Constitutional Convention ended, Benjamin Franklin commented about a half-sun with its rays painted on George Washington's chair that "now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun."
Franklin meant these words as:

• A. A criticism of the delegates to the Convention who did not share his faith in the Constitution
• B. An indication that he knew that the fight for the ratification of the Constitution would be difficult
• C. A joke about the poor quality of the furniture in Independence Hall
• D. An expression of hope and optimism for the new government he had helped design
• E. A criticism of the painter of the chair

Answer 1

The correct option is D An expression of hope and optimism for the new government he had helped design

As the Constitutional Convention ended, Benjamin Franklin commented about a half-sun with its rays painted on George Washington's chair that "now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." Franklin meant these words as an expression of hope and optimism for the new government he had helped design.