The battle in which lee decided to head north to try to attack the union was?

Battle of Gettysburg

Considering the overpowering victories that Confederates had secured at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Lee decided to invade the north. He believed that his soldiers uld feed themselves off the land given Pennsylvania's rich farmland and that this would relieve the Confederate war department from having to provide provisions.  

in november 1781, john hanson became the first president of the united states in congress assembled, under the articles of confederation. 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.

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