Who was the first president of The United States?

George Washington was the first president of the United States. Revered as the general who won the Revolutionary War, Washington was a unifying force in the early days of the new republic.
When the young country struggled in its attempts to achieve unity, leaders realized they had to amend the Articles of Confederation in order to have a stronger central government. The country called for a Constitutional Convention and replaced these articles with the Constitution that we still have today. Washington's support was critical in ensuring acceptance of the Constitution, a document that many men, such as Patrick Henry and Sam Adams, opposed for vesting too much power in a central government. After the Constitution was ratified, the electoral college unanimously named George Washington the first president. Since his time, the U.S. has elected other generals to be president, such as Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower.