During the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention that was held in Philadelphia, instead of <span>modifying the Articles of Confederation, they created a new government. The delegates elected George Washington to take over the Convention. This resulted in the </span>creation<span> of the United States Constitution. Hence, the convention was regarded as among the</span> most important events in the history of the United States of America.
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Although Athens had a "direct democracy" instead of a representative one like in the US, the main similarity was that the citizens were in control of the "direction" and policies of the state, since they could control what legislation was passed.
