Question

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.” At the end of the Constitutional Convention.
What does Franklin meant these words as:
A. An indication that he knew that the fight for the ratification of the Constitution would be difficult.
B. A joke about the poor quality of the furniture in Independence Hall.
C. An expression of hope and optimism for the new government he had helped design
D. A criticism of the painter of the chair
E. A criticism of the delegates to the Convention who did not share his faith in the Constitution.

Answer 1

Hint: It was meant in a positive way and as a way of hope as the sun was shining and was a symbol of nations having a ray of shine.

Complete answer:
The chair “Rising Sun” was used by George Washington at the time of the Constitutional Convention. It has been remarked or said by Benjamin Franklin that the sun on the chair was carved into the head of the chair as rising as like the nation under the new Constitution.
The Rising Chair used by George Washington in the period of Constitutional Convention. Constitution was able to sign forty-two remaining delegates in its last meeting Benjamin Franklin the oldest person would always wonder whether the sun is rising or setting which had been carved on the chair but after the manuscript was signed he knew that the sun is rising and as a symbol of the young nation ascending at the dawn of its new government.

Thus, the correct option is C.

Note:- The chai had a sun which made them believe that the future of the nation was going to be good and it was all symbolized by the sun which basically meant that the sunrise will get good things in their life.