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John Peter Muhlenberg
He was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
Declaration Of Independence
First it contains the ideals or goals of our nation. Second it contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king. Third, it contains the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule. -
E Plurabis Unum
E pluribus unum alludes to the union between the states and federal government, as symbolized by the shield on the eagle's breast. The thirteen stripes "represent the several states all joined in one solid compact entire, supporting a Chief, which unites the whole & represents Congress." -
U.S. Constitution
Established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, presided over by George Washington. -
Bill Of Rights
These 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 given to the states and the people. -
John Hancock
He was a 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. -
John Witherspoon
was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), he trained many leaders of the early nation and was an active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
He was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure as senate in newly independent United States. -
Benjamin Rush
He published the first American textbook in chemistry, and wrote extensively regarding scientific, medical, and political matters. He is often referred to as the “Father of American Psychiatry” because of his cutting edge views and for publishing the first textbook on the topic in America. Rush also served in the Pennsylvania convention which ratified the Constitution, and he was Treasurer of the U.S. Mint. -
John Jay
Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States. -
Five Principles
Liberty-the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views , Egalitarianism-of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. Indivisu
alism-a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control. Populism- is a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions. Laissez-Faire-a policy or at -
Charles Carroll
He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the signer of the document who lived the longest. He was also the only signer who was Roman Catholic. Carroll was a critic of the British policies to the Colonies. -
John Trumbull Sr.
John Trumbull was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical paintings. His Declaration of Independence was used on the reverse of the two-dollar bill. -
Alex de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution -
Eminent Domain
The right of a government to take private property for a public purpose, usually with just compensation of the owner. "Could not find an exact day." -
In God We Trust
this motto was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. -
5th Amendment
Is the section of the Bill of Rights that protects you from being held for committing a crime unless you have been indicted correctly by the police.