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He was asked to be the first president by Congress. The United States didn't elect people as we do today. Our founding fathers felt that the population in general was not educated enough to vote so the three branches were elected by Congress.

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Congress nominated George Washington as the first President of the United States of America.

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John Adams nominated George Washington as president from the body of Congress at the Constitutional Convention.
The Electoral College

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