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John Trumbull Sr.
one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state. -
John Witherspoon
Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. -
John Hancock
a merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. -
Charles Carroll
a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
John Jay
American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain -
“In God We Trust”
official motto of the United States -
E Pluribus Unum
out of many, one -
U.S. Constitution
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. -
Fifth Amendment
protects a person against being compelled to be a witness against himself or herself in a criminal case. -
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 first ten amendments to the US Constitution,