What was the predecessor to the Articles of Confederation?

a. Olive Branch Petition

b. Connecticut Compromise

c. Albany Plan of Union

c. Lee's Resolution

Many people have argued that John Hanson, and not George Washington, was the first President of the United States, but this is not quite true. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States had no executive branch. The President of Congress was a ceremonial position within the Confederation Congress.