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Declaration of Independence
Jefferson showed that the colonists had a right to separate from the king and their own government. The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th, 1776. the Declaration is still important, because it says the American people believe in equal rights for all. -
"E Pluribus Unum"
out of many, one (the motto of the US). It was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782. -
John Trumbull Sr.
Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (October 12, 1710 – August 17, 1785) (the original spelling "Trumble" was changed for an unknown reason) was the only man who served as governor in both an English colony and an American state, and he was the only governor at the start of the American Revolutionary War to take up the Patriot cause ... -
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. (Rev. 1992) -
Bill of Rights
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia. Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy. Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial. -
Fifth Amendment
an amendment to the US Constitution that contains a number of provisions relating to criminal law, including guarantees of due process and of the right to refuse to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating oneself. -
John Hancock
John Hancock was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -
John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States. -
John Peter of Muhlenburg
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator as well as the founder of Dickinson College. -
John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States. -
Charles Carrol
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 -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles: Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville was a French diplomat, political scientist and historian. He was best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. -
Eminent Domain
The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
"In God We Trust"
Official motto of the United States of America
