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John Trumbull Sr.
Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (October 12, 1710 - August 17, 1785) (the original spelling "Trumble" was changed for an unknown reason) was the only man who served as governor in both an English (group of people or other living things) and an American state, and he was the only governor at the start of the American Revolutionary War to take up the Patriot. -
John Hancock
John Hancock was an American (person who sells things), person (who is a very wise leader in government), and well-known/obvious (person who loves his or her country) of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Country/state of Massachusetts -
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll, known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his (in almost the same way) named relatives, was a rich Maryland planter and an early supporter of independence -
John Jay
John Jay (December 23, 1745 - May 17, 1829) was an American person (who is a very wise leader in government), (person who loves his or her country), peacekeeper, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and (person who signed a document/the legal ability to sign a document) of the Agreement (between countries) of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789-1795). -
Benjamin Rush
Rush was a related to the responsibility of being a member of society leader in Philadelphia, where he was a doctor, politician, social (person who works to improve something), people-helping, and teacher as well as the person who started a company of Dickinson College. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the son of Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg and Mary Weiser, and a brother of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg. A member of Penn's Class of 1763, he left the College before graduation and traveled to Europe with his brothers to study at the University of Halle. As a boy and a young man, however, John Peter enjoyed fishing and hunting more than studying and wanted to join the military. -
Declaration of independence
It was independence away from Britain. Basically tell everyone that this was a way to break off and be our own nation. So we could have our own economy and states and freedom. As well as living our lives totally different from the other American colonies -
John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States. Politically active, Witherspoon was a person (who does things for someone else) from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a (person who signed a document the legal ability to sign a document) to the July 4, 1776, (official, public statement/document with such a statement) of Independence. -
E Pluribus Unum
E pluribus unum is the saying suggested by the (group that decides or promotes something) Congress selected/hired on July 4, 1776 to design "a seal for the United States of America." The below sketch of their design went with a described/explained description of their idea for the new nation's official symbol. -
In god we trust
"In God We Trust" is the official saying of the United States of America and of the U.S. state of Florida. It was adopted as the nation's saying in 1956 as a replacement or other choice to the unofficial saying of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. -
U.S Constitution
The United States Constitution is the (most powerful/better than anyone or anything else) law of the United States. The Constitution, (at first/before other things happened) containing/making up seven articles, describes (or separates) the national frame of government. -
Bill of rights
It gave us selected right for us to have. A type of freedom within limits. The amendments as in the right to bare arms. so we could keep our rights and be able to do stuff. -
Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his five principles
Alexis de Tocqueville's (1805-1859) travels through the United States and his drawing (or description) of those travels and (instances of watching, noticing, or making statements) in (system or country where leaders are chosen by votes) in America(1835) remains a great example of political analysis. De Tocqueville's understanding of the then-new country have proven smart (about the future). -
Eminent Domain
(taking private property for public use), land purchase/getting/learning, required (instance of buying something for money), resumption, resumption/compulsory purchase/getting/learning, or taking of property (by the government) is the power of a state, (related to a local area), or national government to take private property for public use
