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Washington was elected by the process specified in the newly ratified US Constitution. Only 10 states voted since NC and RI had not yet ratified the Constitution and New York was not able to get its electors selected in time.
As for why he was elected- he had no serious opponents. He was the man everybody thought of when a president was needed.
George Washington was unanimously elected by the electoral college in 1789, making him the first President of the United States.
George Washington was not our first president no one knows who it really was there was about 5 behind him. But he was the first for the entire country. Anyways... he became first of the country by guiding the Revolutionary War.
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When was the U.S.As first president elected?
The U.S.As first president elected is George Washington
Who was the first preident?
George Washington was the 1 president
Who is the president on the 1 dollar bill?
George washington. Also the first president of the U.S.A.
Was George Washington the president of the United States or the united colonies?
No George Washington is not the king of Britain but he led his own army. Britain's current (2014) monarch is Elizabeth II. A George Washington was the first President of the United States.
What is the middle initial of George Washington?
George Washington did not have a middle name so no middle initial exists for the first US President.
