In the southern states like georgia
The first republic to secede from the country of Yugoslavia in 1990 was "Slovenia," although it should be noted that other nations were already considered seceding before this.
At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Madison drafted the plan presented by Virginia Governor Randolph, and William Patterson of "New Jersey" <span>presented a plan that was similar to the Articles of Confederation, since he wanted the new document to favor the relatively smaller states. </span>
George Washington.
Without him as a general, the US may not have even became a Nation (he was a general) He also set up some of the guidelines for present-day US to follow