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John Trumbull Sr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state. -
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John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon brought some impressive credentials and a measure of public acclaim with him when he joined the colonies in 1768, as president of the College of New Jersey -
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John Hancock
John Hancock was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
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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. -
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John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States. -
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Benjamin Rush
Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. He was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, and a politician. -
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John Peter Muhlenberg
Muhlenburg was an American clergyman. Also distinguished himself as a general in the American Revolution. -
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Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson June 11 and June 26 in 1776. Declaratioin of Independence is the nation's most cherished symbol of Liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. -
E PLURIBUS UNUM
E pluribus unum is the motto suggested by the committee Congress appointed on July 4, 1776 to design "a seal for the United States of America." -
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 our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -
Fifth amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger -
Bill of Rights
After the Declration of Independence the founding fathers turned to composition of the states and then the federal Constitution. Bill of Rights is to protect the citizens but was not initially deemed important, the Constitution’s supporters realized it was crucial to achieving. December 15, 1791 ratify the amendments. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
Alex de Tocqueville 5 Values Liberty Egalitarianism Individualism Populism Laissez-Faire Citation ,The American Republic will endure,until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money. -
"In God We Trust"
"In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States 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
