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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. He was the only colonial governor at the start of the Revolution to take up the rebel cause. -
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 (now Princeton). -
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. -
John Jay
John Jay showed promise of an extraordinary life at a very young age indeed. He attended an exclusive boarding school in New Rochelle, New York at age eight, and proceeded to King's College (now Columbia University) at age fourteen. He graduated with highest honors in 1764 -
Benjamin Rush
Physican, writer, educator, humanitarian, Benjamin Rush was a regular writer, and many notes about the less well known signers of the Declaration come from his observations on the floor of congress.
He was handsome, well-spoken, a gentleman and a very attractive figure-he was also a gossip and was quick to rush to judgement about others. He was supremely confident of his own opinion and decisions, yet shallow and very unscientific in practice -
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." The below sketch of their design accompanied a detailed description of their idea for the new nation's official emblem. -
Decleration Of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Secound Continental Congress, states the reasons the British coloines of North America sought independence in July 1776
(All men are equal and there are certain unablenable rights that goverment should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. -
U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. -
Eminent Domain
The right of government or its agen to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
Bill Of Rights
The first 10 amendements to the constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in respone to calls from several states for greater constitution protection for individual liberties, the bill of rights lists specific prohibitions on government power. -
Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides, "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 -
Alex De Tocqueville and his Five Principels
Alexis de Tocqueville ived at the time of two revolutions, the democratic and the industrial; their impact upon the traditional order furnished him with the major themes of his scholarly work. Tension between traditional and modern values dominated Tocqueville’s life and writings. Convinced of the irreversibility of democracy and contemptuous of reactionaries who thought they could block this historical movement -
"In God We Trust"
The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. -
Egalitarianism
doctrines maintain that all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. -
Individualism
To be different form everyone else, have your own thoughts and way of life. -
Populism
Political party of the people -
Laissez- Faire
It's a free economy where the government intervences very little.
