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Alexander Hamilton
Founded a volunteer military company -
John Trumbull Sr.
The only colonial governor to side with the the colonist. Member of the General Assembly, helping to resolve issues ranging from religious disputes to international disagreements. Provided supplies for the Continental Army. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
Minister who became a member of the Black Regiment group which recruited volunteers for the revolution. -
Benjamin Rush
Major political leader who participated in and also signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Created by Thomas Jefferson.
It represents the essence of why nations need to be free and also possess self-determination. -
John Hancock
American Revolution Leader who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. -
Charles Carroll
The only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. Also the last survivor of all 56 signers. -
John Jay
Founding Father who drafted New York's State Constitution -
"E Pluribus Unum"
Motto suggested by Congress Committee
" A seal for the United States of America"
Selected by Charles Thomson -
Benjamin Franklin
Statesmen
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Publisher
Scientist
Inventor
Diplomat
Negotiated the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War
Founding Father of the United States -
John Witherspoon
Fought for the Populist Party of a church in Scotland. Also signed the Declaration of Independence -
U.S. Constitution
Ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the "Founding Fathers" of our country. -
Bill of Rights
Created by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. The Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. -
James Madison
Founding Father of the United States.
4th American President
Founded the Democratic-Republican Party -
Eminent Domain
Found in 5th Amendment.
Attribute of sovereignty.
"Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” -
Alex de Tocqueville
Traveled to America to study its prisons.
Confined in " Democracy in America" (1835) one of the most influential books in the 19th century. -
Alex de Tocqueville on Liberty in America
Explained what was needed for democracy to work and how it could help protect human liberty.“I have a passionate love for liberty, law, and respect for rights,” he wrote. “I am neither of the revolutionary party nor of the conservative. . . . Liberty is my foremost passion.” -
Alex de Tocqueville on Egalitarianism
"Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery then unequal in freedom". -
Alex de Tocqueville on Populism
"A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it". -
Alex de Tocqueville on Laissez-faire
"It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie rather than a complex truth". -
Alex de Tocqueville on Individualism
"In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own." -
"In God We Trust"
Placed on US money because of the religious sentiment existing during the Civil War.
