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John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was born on February fifth 1723. He was a founding father of the United States by signing the Declaration of Independence. -
John Hancock
John Hancock was born on January twelfth 1736 and served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of Massachusetts. -
Charles Carrol
Charles Carrol was born on September nineteenth 1737 and was known for being one of the founding fathers of the United States by signing the Declaration of Independence. -
John Jay
John Jay was born on December twenty third 1745 and was known for being an American Statesman and a founder of the United States by signing the Declaration of Independence and a negotiator and signer of the Treaty of Paris. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was born on January forth 1746. Benjamin Rush was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Civic leader of Philadelphia, and was the founder of Dickinson College. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John was born on October first 1746. John was a Continental Army Soldier and an American priest. He was also a political figure of the newly independent United States. -
John Trumbull Sr.
John Trumbull was born on January sixth 1756. John Trumbull was an American artist of the American Revolutionary War. He painted very historical paintings about the Revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written to clarify that the people of the new world (now the United States) wanted to be independent from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. -
E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "out of many, one" which is the traditional motto of the United States and appears on the Great Seal. It started to be used on August twentieth 1782. -
U.S. Constitution
the US Constitution was written on September seventeenth 1787. The US Constitution established Americas government and fundamental laws of the United States. It also gave certain rights to the citizens. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights are the most important rights that the citizens of the United States can have and were ratified in 1791. The Bill of Rights were written by James Madison. -
the Fifth Amendment
The fifth Amendment was ratified on December fifteenth 1791. This amendment states that you have a right to stay silent when you are asked to speak so that you do not incriminate yourself. -
Alex De Tocqueville and his 5 principles
Alex was a french political writer and was the writer of the Democracy of America and it contained 5 principles.
Individualism- people have the freedom to do as they please
Liberty- Have rights against an overpowering government
Egalitarianism- Everyone is equal
Populism- Common people have a say in politics
Laissez-Faire- Government role in economy is limited -
Eminent Domian
Eminent Domain is the right of government to use private property of public use. Eminent Domain was created in 1879. -
In God We Trust
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the Untied States and is place on the back of any US paper currency and replaced the motto E Pluribus Unum. "In God We Trust" was put into use in 1956
