Common Misconception
• Some claim John Hanson was the “first president of the United States” — this is not true in the constitutional sense.
• The Articles of Confederation created a weak confederation with no executive branch.
• The President of Congress only presided over meetings; he had no executive powers, army, or national administration.
• The first constitutional President of the United States was George Washington (1789) under the new Constitution.
Bruce Prater
Dade City, FL · 6 days ago
with what was going on then we still had slaves no way this is true at all
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Common Misconception • Some claim John Hanson was the “first president of the United States” — this is not true in the constitutional sense. • The Articles of Confederation created a weak confederation with no executive branch. • The President of Congress only presided over meetings; he had no executive powers, army, or national administration. • The first constitutional President of the United States was George Washington (1789) under the new Constitution.
with what was going on then we still had slaves no way this is true at all
I here i just saw Jefferson on the $2 bill.
There wasn’t a US at the time.