2006-12-25 02:15:16 · 5 answers · asked by caring_loveronstage 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
ARE YOU KIDDING ME...GEORGE WASHINGTON
Died: December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia
2006-12-25 02:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by eonetiller 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States
(1715-1783)
Because he was the first man to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and 1782, he has been called the first President of the United States.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one-year term during any three-year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time. He served in that office from November 5, 1781 until November 3, 1782. He was the first President to serve a full term after the full ratification of the Articles of Confederation – and like so many of the Southern and New England Founders, he was strongly opposed to the Constitution when it was first discussed. He remained a confirmed anti-federalist until his untimely death.
Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office. Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution.
George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today. And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history.
2006-12-25 02:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
George Washington, passed away 14th December 1799.
It is INCORRECT to say that John Hanson was the first president of America although he was the first person to serve a full term as President of the Continental Congress and this caused confusion under the articles of confederation.
2006-12-25 02:39:35 · answer #3 · answered by matrix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Hanson. But he was never given the actual title of 'President'.
He died on November 22nd 1783.
2006-12-25 02:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Tumblin'Monkey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
And "when he did" what ?
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2006-12-25 03:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by caciansf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋