Question: Why did President George Washington delay his tour of the South until 1791?
Answer: Washington contemplated a tour of every region of the U.S. in 1789 and had visited all of the northeastern states by August 1790, but he delayed his tour of the South until March 1791 for multiple reasons. According to mountvernon.org, the duties of office and care of Mount Vernon delayed his trip, but most historians believe it was largely due to North Carolina not ratifying the U.S. Constitution until Nov. 13, 1790.
