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John Trumbull Sr
American revolutionary leader who as a governor of Connecticut provided supplies fro Continental Army -
John Peter Muhlenberg
American clergyman, army soldier during American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
statement adopted by the second continental congress -
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the second continental congress -
Benjamin Rush
Signed Declaration of Independence, nationalist leader in the American Revolution -
John Witherspoon
American Revolutionary leader and he signed the Declaration of Independence -
Benjamin Franklin
Helped draw the Declaration of Independence and played major role in American Revolution -
E Pluribus Unum
Adopted as a national motto "out of many, one" -
John Jay
One of the founding fathers of the U.S and signed the treaty of paris -
Alexander Hamilton
Founding father of the U.S -
John Hancock
Wrote the declaration of independence -
U.S. Constitutional
Document embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which U.S. governed -
Bill of Rights
first ten amendments to the united states constitution -
Bill of Rights
First 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution -
Eminent Domain
Right of government or it's agent to expropriate private property for public use -
James Madison
4th president of the U.S. -
Charles Carroll
Early advocate of independence from the kingdom of Great Britain -
Alex de Tocqueville
French diplomat, historian known for his works democracy in America -
Liberty
State of being free from restrictions imposed by authority of one's life -
Egalitarianism
Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve rights -
Individualism
Principle of being independent -
Populism
Belief in the power of regular people right to control over their government -
Laissez-faire
Policy of letting things take their own course, without interfering -
"In God we trust "
Official motto of the U.S.