Who was the first President of America?

Question

This is just a question to see who really knows the answer....
Free points to whoever knows...

I'll give you a cluuuuue...the first Continental Congress was in 1774....

By the way..let me save you the trouble now..Don't look at Wikipedia...And don't ever use it for school-do you really think it's reliable? Anyone can edit it...

Since I seem to have everyone confused.....
I'm looking for the very first person elected president in the colonies....
The president that was elected when the first Continental Congress was held

Answer 1

Peyton Randolph was first president of the US Continental Congress, the original thirteen colonies.

hope so.

Answer 2

John Hanson (April 3, 1715 – November 22, 1783) was a delegate to the United States in Congress Assembled from Maryland. Because he was the first man to serve a full one-year term, November 5, 1781 to November 4, 1782, as President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation, he has been mistakenly called the first President of the United States. Samuel Huntington was the first President of the United States under the Articles serving March 1, 1781 to July 6, 1781 while Thomas McKean served under the Articles from July 10, 1781 to November 5, 1781.

Answer 3

John Hanson

Answer 4

Samuel Huntington was the first President of the United States in Congress Assembled (March 1, 1781 – July 9, 1781)

Answer 5

John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States
(1715-1783)

http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html

Answer 6

There are several answers which are "correct"

The first President under our current Constitution was, of Course, George Washington.

The first president of the US under the Articles of confederation was Samuel Huntington from Connecticut.

The first President of Congress after Independance was John Hancock.

Each of these men could be called the "First President of America" depending on how you mean your tricky (not trick) question.

OK, if you mean who was the first president of the first continental Congress it was Peyton Randolph of Virginia. He was also president of the Second Contiental congress and was succeeded by John Hancock (first president of the Independant US).

If you want to go even farther back, Prior to the convening of the First Continental Congress, two others took place. Their presidents were:James DeLancey of New York; Albany Congress of 1754.
Timothy Ruggles of Massachusetts; Stamp Act Congress of 1765.

Answer 7

George Washington

Answer 8

George Washington

Answer 9

George Washington, 1789–1797

Answer 10

John Hanson