name the first u.s president...

[bouyantman]

so??....who is it?...huh?huh? :smokin:

[Pip_The_Great]

uh, ok, I smell trick question, but I'll try anyway, George Washington

[chri-baby]

# George Washington

IS there a point to your question b? Or were you just bored silly?

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by Pip_The_Great
uh, ok, I smell trick question, but I'll try anyway, George Washington
heh!..heh! :smokin:

[AgentSun]

::cough:: hanson...and i dont mean the pop group.

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by chri-baby
# George Washington

IS there a point to your question b? Or were you just bored silly?

yes,there is.....who was the first u.s president?

[chri-baby]

why is US in small letters? what are you getting at b?
Comon Man its 9 am down here and I have'nt had my coffee yet!!

[JrMissToughChick]

okay then who is it smarty?

[Pip_The_Great]

well according to a friend of mine, the United States was a confederacy until like 20 years after the Revolutionary war, but neither of us can think what president that was

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by chri-baby
why is US in small letters? what are you getting at b?
Comon Man its 9 am down here and I have'nt had my coffee yet!!
didn't feel like using cap's.....and it's 1am up here :rollin:

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by JrMissToughChick
okay then who is it smarty?

don't know.....:ewink:

[chri-baby]

:sniper:

thats what U get for drivin me nuts man!!:

[B Sharp]

my history books said it was George Washington.

I think what you're referring to is that the Articles of Confederation was agreed to by Congress of the thriteen colonies in 1777? something like that, and that the Constitution wasn't signed until 1787.

I believe that the Articles of Confederation does declare that that the colonies would call themselves "The United States of America", so I'm pretty sure George was the first prez. There were changes to president's powers (and the balance of powers with the other branches of government) but I think the title has remained the same.

Now, that's me dredging up stuff I had in school about 35 years ago, so if someone has better info, please go ahead and correct me.

[fandom]

George Washintong was the first president after the Constitution was approved.

But before the constitution, it wasn't really the usa, so whoever was there as president doesn't count.

Anyway, Peyton Randolph?

[grinner]

Originally posted by Pip_The_Great
well according to a friend of mine, the United States was a confederacy until like 20 years after the Revolutionary war, but neither of us can think what president that was The Constitution was 'Illegally' signed into Law in 1789. The Articles of Confederation were used from 1777 until 1789. Not 20 years. But the answer is John Hanson (http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html)

[grinner]

From the link that I posted.

-snip-

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.

-snip-

[grinner]

here is another link (http://www.virtualology.com/virtualwarmuseum.com/revolutionarywarhall/JOHNHANSON.NET/)

[grinner]

Originally posted by fandom

But before the constitution, it wasn't really the usa, so whoever was there as president doesn't count.
actually it was the USA before the Constitution. The USA just operated under a different governing concept.

The Confederate States of America were organized under the Articles of Confederation... and there was talk among those in the Government of that 'Country' that the Articles didn't give the Central Government enough power and if the CSA would have won the 'Civil War' they would have altered the Articles to give more power to the Central Government.

[samati75]

Anyone notice AgentSun got it right WAY back in the thread? Yay, AgentSun! :P

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by grinner
From the link that I posted.

-snip-

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.

-snip-

dam grinner!...bet you googled that :rollin:

[ranger1]

yep. all hail grinner tha encyclopedia! :bows: