Key Terms Research

  • Charles Carroll

    He was an advocate for the independence from great Britain. He was also a congressmen
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    He was an American Revolutionary leader. Also governor of Connecticut and gave supplies to the Continental Army.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. He was a civic leader in Philadelphia. He was made treasurer of the u.s mint
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    He distinguished him self as a general in the American Revolution. So that means he was general of the army. He was in charge of most things. He organized the first Luthryn synod in America.
  • John Hancock

    He boldly signed his signature relatively big on the Declaration of Independence. He was also the first to sign it. He was also a merchant smuggler for america. A president of congress and later was a governor of the Commonwealth.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of independence is a document that was signed by many important people so that we would have freedom from Britain. The document was officially signed and recognized on July 4th of 1776.
  • John Jay

    John jay was one of the founding fathers a patriot, a diplomat, and he also signed the treaty for paris. He was the first chief of justice on the supreme court.
  • U.S Constitution

    the constitution is a document that holds the laws and principles that the u.s follows
  • Fifth Amendment

    No citizen of the united states of america is prompted to incriminate themselves do to incriminating circumstances. No u.s citizen can be bribed by their land,life, or civil rights to tell about a crime that they have not been found guilty of in thee court of law.
  • Bill of Right

    The bill of rights is the first 10 amendments. It was ratified in 1791.
  • Liberty

    the state of being free from restriction in society
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon was the president of Princeton University. He was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was also a minister of the gospel following after his father.
  • Eminent Domain

    the right for a government to expropriate private property for the public to use with compensation.
  • Populism

    belief in power of regular people
  • Individualism

    you take care of your self and believe that the government should not worry about your business
  • Egalitarianism

    belief that all people are created equal
  • laissez fair

    government should not interfere with commerce