Question

Who was the first President of the United States of America?
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Bush
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : George Washington

The correct answer is George Washington.

• George Washington was elected as the first President of the USA in the year 1789.
• On 4th July 1776, the USA became an independent country by issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress.
• The United States of America was not a country before 1776.

• In the year 1777, Morocco became the first nation to recognize the newly independent United States.
• The American revolutionary war was ended in 1783 by signing the Treaty of Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.
• In the year 1782, the Republic of the Netherlands became the 2nd nation to officially recognize the United States of America as an independent country.