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John Witherspoon
He was the president of the college of New Jersey, now know as Princeton University. He was a vocal advocate for colonial independence and also served in the Continental Congress located in New Jersey. -
John Hancock
John Hancock is most remembered because he was part of signing the Declaration of Independence. He was an American merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -
Charles Carroll
He was part of the group who signed the Declaration Of Independence and was the last to live from that group. -
John Jay
John Jay was a founding father of the United States and also signed the Treaty of Paris along with being the first Chief Justice of the United States. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a founding father of the United States that signed the Declaration of Independence. Lastly, he was involved in education regarding The First Principles. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Muhlenberg was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
John Trimbull Sr.
He was commissioned by the U.S to paint four large paintings. The most popular was called "The Declaration of Independence." -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of Independence was a document that declared the U.S free from the British Crown. It was signed on July 4th by congressional representatives of the thirteen colonies. -
"E Pluribus Unim"
It means: "out of many, one." It is a motto in the U.S that is on most U.S currency and on the Great Seal of America. -
The Fifth Amendment
This is an amendment part of the U.S constitution created in 1791. It is part of the Bill of Rights that protects you from being held for committing a crime unless you have been indicted correctly by the police. -
U.S Constitution
A document that states the basic laws of the United States. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments. -
Eminent Domain
The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the official name for the first ten ammnedments of the U.S Constitution. hese ten amendments list our basic rights and place limits on the federal government. They include the freedoms of speech and religion, the right to bear arms, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and an assurance that the powers not delegated to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved to the states and the people. -
Alex De Tocqueville & His Five Principles
Alex de Tocqueville was the author of the Democracy of America. He also names the five values crucial to American success as a constitutional republic. HIs five principles included:
1. Liberty
2. Egalitarianism
3. Individualism
4. Populism
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"In God We Trust"
It is a motion placed in the United States primaraly because of the religious sentiment in the U.S during the Civil War. This motto first papered in a letter written by Secretary Chase, Minister of Gospel.
