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John Trumbell Sr.
John Trumbell Sr. was requested as the assistant of Connecticut in support of the king by British General Thomas Gage during the American Revolution. He was the only colonial governor to side with the colonists. He also supplied Washington's army with food, clothing, and munitions. He then became the only colonial governor to remain in office and became Connecticut's last colonial governor and first state governor. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written because of the issue of American independence. It explained the reasons why the colonists sought independence from Great Britain. Many of its ideas were taken from John Locke and it was written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was another signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a physician, educator, and humanitarian. He was known as the "Father of American Medicine." -
John Witherspoon
John WItherspoon was another signer of the Declaration of Independence.He became a leading member of the Continental Congress and took part in many, many committiees. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He also was the 6th President of Pennsylvania. -
John Hancock
John Hancock was the 1st and 3rd governor of Massachusetts and also was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. -
E Pluribus Unum
This quote stands for "Out of many, one" and was adopted by an Act of Congress -
US Constitution
The Declaration of Independence set up goals for Americans. It promised equality, liberty, and individual rights. The US Constitution turned the goals into a concrete system of government with a series of specific, fundamental laws. -
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a US Senator. He was also one of the wealthiest men in the colonies and helped finance the Revolution with his own money. -
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the 1st secretary of treasury and favored a strong central government. He was also New York's delegate to the continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention. -
John Jay
John Jay was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He helped shape foreign policy and secured favorable terms with the British. He also served as Ambassador to Spain and France during and after the American Revolution. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is a series of 10 Amendments. Each of them being individual rights. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Muhlenberg served as the US senator and congressman. He had a very strong support for independence.At one of his sermons, he pulled off his clerical robe to reveal a uniform underneath. Then he enlisted more than a hundred men into the Continental Army. -
James Madison
James Madison was the 4th President of the United States. He is known as the father of the Constitution and he promoted the Bill of Rights -
Alex de Tocqueville
He left to visit America and study their ways and wrote a book about it. He also created 5 principles. -
Liberty
The freedom to be free -
Egalitarianism
A society of equals. -
Individualism
The freedom to be ones own person. -
Populism
The peoples right to control the Government and have their own personal say. -
Laissez-Faire
Letting things take their own course without interfering. -
Eminent Domain
In Kohl v. United States, the US Supreme Court first examined Eminent Domain power. No constitutional recognition. -
In God we trust
This quote was adopted as the Nation's motto as an alternative for "E Plurbis Unum."
