Key Terms

  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.
    Helped write and signed the D.O.C.
  • D.O.C

    D.O.C
    Our Nation's symbol of liberty
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock
    Signed the D.O.C with the pride showing that he agreed with it 1000 percent.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon
    Signed and helped write the D.O.C.
  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin
    Helped write the the D.O.C.
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll
    Signed the D.O.C and lived the longest out of the guys.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush
    founding father
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg
    The general of the continental army.
  • John Jay

    John Jay
    Made the negotiation between the States and Great Britain.
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton
    George Washington assistant in the army. Convinced New Yorkers to ratify the constitution.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    A document that governs the United States.
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights
    first ten amendments of the U.S Constitution.
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum
    out of many, one.
  • James Madison

    James Madison
    Wrote the U.S Constitution.
  • Alex De Tocqueville

    Alex De Tocqueville
    wrote "Democracy in America" "The Old Regime" and "Revolution"
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.-Google.
  • In God We Trust

    In God We Trust
    Dwight Eisenhower said that this must be on all paper money.