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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 16625011, member: 116145&quot;]When I was in elementary school I learned that George Washington was our first President - but actually he was the first President under the Constitution - which wasn&#039;t ratified until 1789.&nbsp; The Treaty of Paris ended the 8 year long Revolutionary War in 1783 and then the colonies operated under the Articles of Confederation.&nbsp; In the 6 years between the Treaty of Paris when America became an independent nation, and the adoption of the Constitution and election of Washington, several men were leader (though it was a rather weaker position) holding the title of President of Congress.</p><p>Several men held this position, with some overlap prior to the Treaty of Paris and after ratification of the Constitution: John Hanson (Nov 5 1781 – Nov 3 1782), Elias Boudinot (Nov 4 1782 – Nov 2 1783), Thomas Mifflin (Nov 3 1783 – Nov 29 1784), Richard Henry Lee (Nov 30 1784 – Nov 22 1785), John Hancock (Nov 23 1785 – Jun 5 1786), Nathaniel Gorham (Jun 6 1786 – Feb 1 1787), Arthur St. Clair (Feb 2 1787 – Jan 21 1788), Cyrus Griffin (Jan 22 1788 – Apr 30 1789), and Samuel Huntington (Sept 28 1779 – July 10 1781).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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