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Benjamin Franklin
Was an inventor and helped write the Declaration of Independence. -
E Pluribus Unum
Out Of Many One -
Declaration of Independence
USA declaring their independence from Great Britain. -
John Hancock
First person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
Benjamin Rush
Signed the DOI, known as the father of American medicine. -
John Witherspoon
A Scottish man who signed the Declaration of Independence. -
John Trumbull Sr.
Only governor to support colonists in their revolt against Great Britain. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
A German man who recruited many people for the colonist army. -
Charles Carroll
One of the wealthiest people in America, helped finance the revolution. -
Alexander Hamilton
Former secretary of treasurer. -
U.S. Constitution
USA constitution written at the Philadelphia Convention -
Bill of Rights
10 additional amendments ratified therefore becoming part of the Constitution. -
Eminent Domain
Eminent is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. (5th Amendment) -
John Jay
Helped negotiate the "Jay Treaty" where the British withdrew their army from USA's territory. -
James Maddison
4th president of the United States, also wrote the first draft of the U.S. constitution. -
Alex de Tocqueville & his 5 Principles
Sent to America from France and came up with 5 principles for democracy, liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and Laissez-faire. -
In God We Trust
National Motto changed from E Pluribus Unum
