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John Witherspoon
John witherspoon was an american founding father who signed the articles of confederation and supported the ratification of the constitution. -
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John Hancock
John Hancock was a founding father of the United States, and was one the wealthiest men in america. He signed the declaration of independence, was the president of the second continental congress, and was the first and third governor of Massachusetts. -
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Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll was a weathy planter that signed of the United states declaration of independence. He served as the first US senator of Maryland and as a delegate to the continental and confederation congress. -
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John Jay
John Jay was an american founding father that served a lot of roles in the united states. He was the first chief justice of the united states, the 2nd governor of New York, the united states secretary of foreign affairs, the minister to spain, and the 6th president of the continental congress. -
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Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a founding father of the United States. He attended the continental congress and signed the declaration of independence and during the war served as a surgeon general. After that he became a professor chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the university of Pennsylvania. -
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John Peter Muhlenberg
john peter muhlenberg was an american Continental soldier durning the revolutionary war and after became a political figure who served in the house of representatives, became a US senator , and was the 8th vice president of Pennsylvania. -
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John Trumbull
John Trumbull was an american artist during americas revolutionary war. He painted many american painting but was most notable for his "Declaration of Independence" which was later used on the 2 dollar bill. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement that the united states adopted when they declared their independence from the kingdom of Britain. -
E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum is the motto of the United States and means "out of many, one". -
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the united states. It hold the fundamental laws and principles of the government and that the US has to be governed by. It classifies the 3 main branches of the government and makes sure that one is not more powerful than the others. This helps create an equal and balanced government. -
Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment protects a person from being a witness agenced themselfs in a court case. -
Bill of Rights
The collection of the first ten amendments that the United States Follows. These amendments are the Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, Right to keep and bear arms, Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination. -
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was a french diplomat that wrote democracy in america. He had five principles that democracy should follow, they were Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire. His Democracy in america was a entry written to tell his perspective of what he witnessed in america to show as an example to the french people. This would later be a factor in the french revolution. -
In God We Trust
In God We Trust is the official united states motto as of 1957. It first appeared on a coin in 1864. It was a replacement to E Pluribus Unum.