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John Hancock

Did you know that John Hancock was the most famous for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence?  Also Hancock helped to fund the American effort during the Revolutionary War.  Another really cool fact is that Hancock was reelected as Governor of Massachusetts.  Also Hancock ran against George Washington for president and did not expect to win.  Another one is that  John's  life in politics continued after his tenure as president under the Articles of Confederation.

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Arthur St. Clair

Arthur St. Clair was a president under the Articles of Confederation.  He served as president from 1787-1788.  After the last year of being president, he was received to be governor of the Northwest Territory.He somehow died very poor at the age of 81.  Arthur supported the American Revolution but he served the British army during the French and Indian War.

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Nathaniel Gorham

Sixth president

under the

Articles of Confederation

I think Nathaniel Gorham is very interesting.  He became a judge though lacked legal training.  He attended the Constitutional Convention.  With Thomas Jefferson, George Clinton and more he supported the U.S. Constitution.  As with some of the other presidents under the A of C, this presidency was just something to add to his long list of accomplishments.  Gorham served as a member of the legislature and much more.  Gorham career started with public notary.  His sister was the the wife of John Leighton who was an ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt’s second wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.  Nathaniel served from 1786-1787. He died on June 11, 1796.  I picked Nathaniel Gorham because of these reasons.  Therefore, Gorham has had a long life in politics and I think he deserved to be president.

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John Hanson

1st. President of the United States Under the Articles of Confederation

John Hanson wanted to resign from being president the day after he was elected. John was considered the laziest president under the Articles of Confederation. He wouldn’t help at all. The government established a single, uniform currency throughout the states under his mostly powerless watch. The only thing John really helped in when he was President was that he helped establish U.S. Postal Offices and National Banks. Before John was president, he was a merchant and a delegate in the Continental Congress. These are some reasons that made me think of him as a very cool president.

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John Hancock

Did you know that John Hancock was the fifth President under the Articles of Confederation? Hancock was President from 1785-1786.Hancock  had also helped fund an American effort during the American Revolutionary War.Eventually, Hancock was re-elected the Governor of Massachusetts due to health before he even became President. He even ran against George Washington when the election was under the Constitution, but he didn’t win, obviously.

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I think that Cyrus Griffin of Virginia was the best president before The Constitution. I think this because he had been in the federal system even before he became one of our American presidents. Did I mention that he was the LAST president under the A of C. He helped make the Judicial Branch become the modern American court system. After the presidency, he became a judge with the District Court of Virginia.

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John Hancock

John Hancock is most famous for his large signature on the Declaration of Independence. During the Revolutionary War, he helped fund the American effort. John Hancock was president from 1785 untill 1786. Did you know that John Hancock’s life continued in politics after he was president under the Articles of Connfederation? After that, he was elected as governor of Massachusetts. He acually, ran against George Washington to be the president under the Constitution but he doubted himself. This is why I think he is a very intresting president.

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John Hanson

The first president under the Articles of Confederation is John Hanson. He was born in Maryland. Hanson also had the first full term  presidency  from 1781-1782. Also, he attempted to assign in the White House to work. He had a term when the U.S. post office was being made. That's some facts about the first president of the Articles of Confederation.

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One president under the Articles of Confederation was Thomas Mifflin. His term was 1783-1784 and he was originally from Pennsylvania.  Mifflin oversaw the ratification of the Treaty of Paris during his presidency.  Mifflin served under General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

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The Many Us Presidents Before George Washington

Richard Henry Lee

I think Richard Henry Lee was the most interesting President before the Constitution.  I believe this because he was the President of the Continental Congress, Lee was the first to state that the US  should declare freedom from Great Britain.  Also Lee was an Anti-Federalist, he was also a Senator.

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Elias Boudinot

2nd President of the United States

under the Articles of Confederation

Elias Boudinot was the United State’s 2nd President. Before being president, Elias was president of the Continental Congress and he was a United States representative. Elias lived from 1740 - 1821. Elias originally just wanted to be a lawyer but then one of his friends said that Elias should be a Continental Congress delegate. That’s where it all changed for Elias. When Elias was a delegate, another delegate in the Continental Congress said that Elias should run for president of the Continental Congress. Elias got elected president of the Continental Congress. Later on, Elias was elected president under the Articles of Confederation. These are some facts that I have on Elias Boudinot.