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charles carroll
Charles Carroll was a member of the continental congress.In 1778 he went back to Maryland to participate in state government. He was also in federal congress in 1788. -
Sr. John Peter Muhlenberg- War colonel
He was a clergy, he signed the DOI, and he was one of the first officials elected to the U.S.congressmen. -
John Jay
John Jay was a representative from New York at the Continental congress, he signed the DOI, helped negotiate the treaty of paris in 1783 that ended the American Revolution, he was a diplomatt to England, and negotiated Jays treaty (averting more war with britain) , he was the firsts chief judge of the supreme court. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 1, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia
On July 4, Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence
on August 2nd, 1776, the declaration of independence was actually signed. -
John Witherspoon participated in the revolution
John Witherspoon was a clergyman, he represented New Jersey, he signed the DOI. -
the constitution was signed
This is the date the U.S. Constitution was signed. The constitution was a set of established precedents that were to be goverened. -
Bill Of Rights
On September 25, 1789, Congress transmitted to the state Legislatures twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States (U.S.) Bill of Rights, effective December 15, 1791. -
Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime. -
John Trumbull- Painted The Declaration Of Independance
Although the date is unclear, he painted a picture of the comitee that drafted the DOI. -
Eminent Domain
The power to take private property for public use by a state, municipality, or private person or corporation authorized to exercise functions of public character, following the payment of just compensation to the owner of that property. -
“E Pluribus Unum”
"E Pluribus Enum" simply means - out of many, one. -
"in god we trust"
This phrase was put on American money due to the increase in religous sentiment during the civil war. -
Benjamin Rush signed the constitution
Benjamin Rush was the Treasurer of the U.S. mint, physician, writer, educator, and a founding father, he signed the DOI, and he attended the Continental Congress.
