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John Witherspoon
He helped organize the executive departments. He played a major role in shaping foreign policy. and drew up the instructions for the peace commissioners. -
John Hancock
He served as president of the second continental Congress and was the first and third governor of the commonwealth. He was known for having the biggest signature in the declaration of Independence -
Charles Carroll
He was an early advocate of Independence from the kigdom of Great Britain. -
John Jay
He was a patriot, diplomat, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was a signer of the treaty of Paris, and first chief justice of the United States. -
Benjamin Rush
He was known as a founding father, he also signed the Declaration of Independence. He became a member of the convention of Pennsylvania for adoption of the Federal Constitution in 1787. -
John Peter Muhlenburg
In 1801 he was elected to the U.S senate, although he resigned to take the lucrative position of supervisor of U.S customs Pennsylvania District. -
John Trumbull
His declaration of Independence was used on the reverse of the 2 dollar bill. -
Declaration of Independence
Besides the United States, because of the bravery of the founding fathers that stood up for what they believed; United States became a role model to many other countries that were having similar problems. Soon, United States gained their independence. -
US Constitution
It was written during the Philadelphia Convention. It is where all the amdenments were written. -
Fifth amendment
Grand Jury, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, Due Process, Takings. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is significant, because it's a list of fundamental rights for the citizens of the United States and serves to protect these rights from us to prevent the government from violating them. -
E Pluribus Unum
Out of many, one. The motto was put on money to emphasize the meaning. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his 5 principles
Alex was a French political thinker that came to America and discover why America was so succesful and came up with 5 principles that determined why America has been so succesful.
LIberty
Egalitarianism
Individualism
populism
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Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
"In God we Trust"
This phrase was put on money because many people thought that communist did not believe in God and United States wanted to clear that. so they put it on money and added it to the pledge of allegiance.
