Foundations of american government

  • John Hancock is born

  • Charles Carroll is born

  • John Jay is born

  • Benjamin Rush is born

  • John Peter Muhlenberg is born

  • John Trumbull Sr. is born

  • Declaration of independence

  • "E Pluribus Unum"

  • U.S Constitution signed

  • Eminent Domain

    The right for a government to take private property for public use.
  • 5th amendment proposed

  • Bill of rights

  • Alex de Tocqueville is born

  • "In God We Trust"