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John Hancock
He was the president of the Second Continental Congress. He was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. John Hancock was an American merchant and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia. Born January 4, 1746 and
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Independence was wrote by Jefferson. Declaration of Independence was a break up letter from England.
4 People wrote the independence. There were 5 parts of the Declaration of Independence. -
John Witherspoon
Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. In 1789 he was convening moderator of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
He happened to be a pastor that was apart of the Declaration of Independence. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was an American clergyman. Died October 1, 1807. -
John Trumbull Sr.
He was the only man who served as governor in both an English colony and an American state. He was the 16th Governor of Connecticut. John attended Harvard and studied for the ministry before beginning a trading partnership with his brother in 1731. -
E Pluribus Unum
A motto of the United States is Latin for "Out of many one" ("out of many"). several became one. E pluribus unum was adopted as a national motto in 1776 and is now found on the Great Seal. E Pluribus Unum appears on US coins. -
John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. he was a negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. He happened to be the second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States. -
U.S Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution has two main functions. First one it creates a national government consisting of a legislative, executive, and a judicial branch along with a system of checks and balances among the three branches. Second one it divides power between the federal government and the states. -
Charles Carroll
He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and Confederation Congress. He also served as first United States Senator for Maryland. He was the sole Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights was like rights for freedom and speech. They came into effect on September 25th 1791 as Constitutional Amendments. -
Fifth Admendment
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes. The Fifth Amendment is important mainly because it protects us from having our rights abused by the government. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
Author of Democracy in America.
Tocqueville's 5 Principles Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-Faire. Tocqueville was a French diplomat political scientist and historian.
Liberty- freedom from government control
Egalitarianism- society of equals there is no permanent class structure
Individualism- people are free to pursue their individual goals
Populism- Participation of people in political life.
Laissez-Faire- Government has no approach to the economy. -
Eminent Domain
The right of a government to take private property for a public purpose usually with just compensation of the owner. The eminent domain process can be stopped if the proposed taking does not meet the requirements for public necessity or public purpose. If these tests are met the government cannot be stopped from taking your property, but the government cannot dictate the price it will pay, either. -
In God We Trust
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States of America and of the U.S. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress and approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957 when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate.
