Title
See also: President (title)The presiding officer of the Continental Congress was usually styled "President of the Congress" or "President of Congress". After the Articles of Confederation were adopted on March 1, 1781, the Continental Congress, previously officially known as simply "The Congress", became officially known as "The United States in Congress Assembled." Thereafter, the president was referred to as the "President of the United States in Congress Assembled", although "President of (the) Congress" was used in some official documents.
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