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John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was one of the president to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was the sixth president of Princeton,one of the Declaration of Independence, and from 1776 to 1782 a leading member of the Continental Congress. He came from Scotland in 1768 to assume the presidency of the college and held office until his death a quarter of a century later. -
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll, known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.Charles Carroll of Carrollton was one of four Marylanders to sign the Declaration of Independence. Carroll was the only Roman Catholic and the last survivor of all 56 signers dying in 1832 in his 96th year. -
John Jay
John Jay was an American was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States.The New York native drafted the state’s first constitution in 1777 and the following year was chosen president of the Continental Congress. He then became U.S. minister to Spain, helping to broker the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. He was a civic leader in Philadelphia, he study as physician, politician, social reformer, educator. -
John Trumbull
John Trumbull was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, on June 6, 1756, to a prominent and prosperous family. His father, Jonathan Trumbull, was later Governor of Connecticut (1769–1784). John Trumbull was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical paintings. His Declaration of Independence was used on the reverse of the two-dollar bill. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies. Which set freedom for Britain and made America. -
" In God We Trust "
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. -
U.S Constitution
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Written by James Madison it response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Muhlenberg was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. From 1776 to 1783, he also served in the Continental Army. In 1784 his German neighbors elected him as Montgomery County's representative to Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council. He was Also elected a Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. Congress serving from 1789 to 1795 and again from 1799 to 1801. He also was considered a key figure in the Democrat-Republican party of Pennsylvania. -
Eminent Domain
Has right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to provide just compensation to the owner of the private property to be taken. A variety of property rights are subject to eminent domain, such as air, water, and land rights. The government takes private property through condemnation proceedings. -
Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and protects a person from being a witness against himself or herself in a crime. That allows a witness to answer questions where the answers might incriminate him or herself, and generally without having to suffer a penalty for the privilege. A defendant cannot be compelled to become a witness at his own trial.
