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repeal of stamp act, he thought it was ridiculous that people were being senselessly violent due to there dislike of the stamp act. He still opposed of the act so he published a book that discredited the rioters but still got the point across that it was a bad idea(the stamp act)
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Studies to get M.D. Degree, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. One of the most intelligent founding fathers.
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Second Continental Congress sent him, some family and Benjamin Franklin to try to persuade Canada to join the American cause.
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Drafted the declaration of independence, document that would make America one step closer to being free from Great Britain.
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Document explaining the reasons the colonist wanted independence from Great Britain. Freed and establish a new idea of government.
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Closed and evacuated college(Princeton) for the American Revolution. Princeton retained the most physical damage during the war and John decided to evacuate before the damage was done.
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resigned from being the generals adjutant. After he served his country he decided that he was done and resigned from being the general's adjutant right after he was "promoted"
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drafted the state’s first constitution and the was chosen president of the Continental Congress.
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seal of the united states of America, means, "Out of many,one." Adopted by congress in 1785
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Wrote 85 letters begging new Yorkers to ratify the us constitution, called the federalist papers.
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Convinced New Yorkers to Ratify the U.S constitution. Hamilton opposed the system of government America was turning into, he wanted the government to have total authority so he convinced New Yorkers to ratify the U.S. constitution
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established new kind of government
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the bill of rights was added to the constitution of the united states of america to protect every person's liberties.
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Elected in the united states senate. Muhlenberg was a very intelligent man who knew how to get stuff done so he was elected sent March 1st, 1801
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in his book, "Democracy in America" Tocqueville talks about five principles of american democracy as followed:
1 Liberty
2 Egalitarianism
3 individualism
3 populism
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Tocqueville's five principles liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism and Laissez-faire were spoken about in his book, "democracy in America" in 1835.
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In god we trust first appeared on us coins in 1864
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The government has the right to take private property to build a school or do something for the "public"
