Foundations of American Governernement

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

    The Founder-of-all-trades— scientist, printer, writer, diplomat, inventor,Influential Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon

    Signer of the declaration, President of New Jersey. He became a vocal advocate for colonial independence
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.

    Colonial governor who sided the colonist against the British
  • Declaration Of independence

    Declaration Of independence

    List of Grievances against King George "Unalienable Rights"
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    President of the second continental congress, Signer of the declaration of independence
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll

    Signer of Declaration, very wealthy helped finance the revolution
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush

    Father of medicine took seat in 2nd continental congress
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum

    Was first proposed by U.S continental congress Out of many comes one." Motto of the U.S. Several states together untied to form a nation
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg

    Clergy who recruited soldiers to fight the British
  • U.S Constitution

    U.S Constitution

    Established America's national government and fundamental laws,with 3 branches Judicial, Executive,Legislative with set balances and checks
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

    Solider banker and political scientist he set in motion agrarian nation's transformation into an industrial power
  • John Jay

    John Jay

    Helped write Federalist papers,first chief Justice of supreme court negotiated a boundary treaty with England
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights

    The first ten amendments on the US consitution
  • James Maddison

    James Maddison

    Had a major contribution in the Constitution Wrote the bill of rights
  • Alex De Tocqueville

    Alex De Tocqueville

    A french political thinker best known for his 'Democracy in america'
  • Liberty

    Liberty

    The state of being free in society from oppressive restrictions
  • Egalitarianism

    Egalitarianism

    The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
  • Individualism

    Individualism

    Freedom of individuals over collective or state control.
  • Populism

    Populism

    Is the power of the people (democracy)
  • Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    Abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
  • In God we trust

    In God we trust

    is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus Unum
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

    the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.