Key Terms Research #1

  • John Thumbull Sr.

    John Thumbull Sr.

    Served as governor as a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon

    He was a Scots Presbyterian, clergymen and prepresented new jersey, and he also signed the D.O.I
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    Merchant, smuggler, statemen and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll

    he was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the kingdom of Great Britain.
  • John Jay

    John Jay

    American statesmen, Patriot, diplomat, Signer of the Treaty of Paris
  • Benjamin Rush

    He was a Founding Father of the United States. He was a civic leader in Philadelphia.
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg

    American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The declaration if independence is used to help all of us to become better americans
  • U.S Constitution

    U.S Constitution

    A written book of government. With rights and laws all written out.
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights

    The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
  • Alex de Tocqueville and his five principles

    Alex de Tocqueville and his five principles

    French political thinker and best known for his Democracy.
  • "In God We Trust"

    "In God We Trust"

    Great Seal of the United States
  • "E Pluribus Unum"

    "E Pluribus Unum"

    out of many, one
  • Liberty

    Liberty

    being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
  • Egalitarianism

    Egalitarianism

    Equality for all people
  • Individualism

    Individualism

    a social ideo choosing freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.
  • Laisse-faire

    Laisse-faire

    Letting things settle on their own, and not getting involved,
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

    The government is given the right to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation..
  • Populism

    Populism

    Appeals to the interests and conceptions of the general population.