Foundations of American Government

By alelowe

  • John Peter Muhlenburg

    John Peter Muhlenburg
    Preacher that supported the Continental Army
    Recruited large numbers of people for the army through his preaching and sermons.
    During a sermon he preached that it is a time of war, within an hour after the sermon 162 men enlisted.
  • Period: to

    Foundation of American Government Timeline

  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.
    Governor of Connecticut
    Refused to support British Army.
    Was the only governor to side with patriots.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    A document declaring independence from Great Britain and stating their grievances against King George III

  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush
    A signer of the Declaration of Independence.
    Known as the "Father of Medicine".

  • John Hancock

    John Hancock
    The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
    President of the Second Continental Congress.

  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll
    Signed the Declaration of Independence

  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon
    Leading Member of the Continental Congress.
    Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

  • "E Pluribus Unum"

    "E Pluribus Unum"
    (Latin) "Out of many comes one"
    Motto of the U.S. Several states together united to form a nation.

  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    A document that established structure of the American Government.

  • John Jay

    John Jay
    Helped write the Federalist Papers.
    First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
    Negotiated boundary treaty with England.

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    A document that was a list of guaranteed rights.

  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    An idea that private property can not be taken for public use without proper compensation.
    Covered in the Fifth Amendment in the Bill ofRights.

  • Fifth Amendment

    Fifth Amendment
    A citizen cannot be deprives of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law".
    Certain legal procedures must be carried out according to established rules before a person can be punished.

  • Alex de Tocqueville & his 5 principles

    Alex de Tocqueville & his 5 principles
    He was sent to America by the French government to study its prisons in order to help the French government reform their prison system.
    His 5 principles were :
    Liberty
    Egalitarianism (equality)
    Individualism
    Populism
    Laissez-fare

  • "In God we trust"

    "In God we trust"
    National motto
    Replaced "E Pluribus Unum"