Foundation of America

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    John Trumbull Sr.

    Was the only man who served as governor in both an English colony and an American state
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    John Witherspoon

    Was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States
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    John Hancock

    Was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution
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    Charles Carroll

    Was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America
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    John Jay

    Was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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    Benjamin Rush

    Was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia
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    John Peter Muhlenburg

    Was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence is an important document in the history of the United States. It was an act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum
    Is a 13 letter saying of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum, and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    Originally comprised of seven articles, defines the national frame of government
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights
    The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  • Fifth Amendment

    Fifth Amendment
    Protects individuals from being compelled to be witnesses against themselves in criminal cases
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    The right of a government to take away private property for public use, with payment of compensation
  • "In God We Trust"

    "In God We Trust"
    Is the official motto of the United States of America and of the U.S. state of Florida