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John Hancock
John Hancock was the President of the Continental Congress from May 24, 1775 to October 31, 1777 -
Charles Carroll
Member of the second Continental Congress -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the document that proclaimed the original 13 colonies freedom form great britian. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was one of the many that signed the declaration of independence, held the titles of physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian, and was also the founder of Dickinson colege -
John Knox Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was known as a scots presbyterian minister, the president of the Colege of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University), and as one of those that signed the Declaration of Independence -
John Trumbull Sr.
John Trumbull Sr. was one of the few people to serve as governor in both Pre-revolutionary and Post-revolutionary America, and the only one to do so and to support the rebel cause -
"E Pluribus Unum"
Meaning "One from Many" the phrase was considered a de facto moto of the United States until a law was passed to change it to "In God We Trust". The phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is still seen today in America on Coins and on the back of a $1 dollar bill -
United States Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights is a collective of the first ten ammendments of the United States Constitution -
The Fifth Ammendment
The Fifth Ammendment gives one the protection from being used as a witness against their will in a criminal case -
The U.S. Constitution
The U.S. constitution is the supreme doctrine of the United States. the document holds the origional Bill of Rights -
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
Mhulenberg was elected as the vice president of the supreme Executive council of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787 and was later elected as one of the at-large represenitives of Pennsylvania for the 1st congress -
Eminent Domain
The power of a nation or government to take private land for public use -
John Jay
John jay was the 2nd governor of New York -
Alexis de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
Alex de Tocqueville, best known for his work Democracy In America, named Five Basic Priciples of democracy listed in order as liberty, Egaltarianism, individualism, populism, and Lassez-Faire