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John witherspoon
Witherspoon was born into a ministerial family.
He was enrolled at University of Edinburgh at 13 (art degree, and divinity degree).
He was a spokesman of a popular church party. -
John Hancock
American Revolution leader.
Signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776(age 39).
He was the governor of Massachusetts in 1780.
John owned his uncles business (The House O f Hancock.)
John became the president of the first and second provincial congress. -
Charles Carroll
Carroll signed the Declaration of Independence.
He fought for religious tolerance and freedom.
He was the first mayor of Washington D.C.
He was friends with George Washington. -
John Jay
John is one of the founding fathers of the United State.
John signed the Treaty of Paris.
1789-1795 John was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court.
He wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. -
Benjamin Rush
Rush was on of the Founding Father of the United States.
He was a civic leader in Philadelphia.
He signed the Declaration of Independence. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John was a Continental Army solider during the American Revolutionary War. -
John Trumbull Sr.
He graduated Harvard at the age of 15. -
Declaration Of Independence
It was signed on July 4, 1776.
The document was signed by 56 men.
The document was created so everyone could have equal rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
The main 5 people of the Declaration committee were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Benjamin Franklin.
The Declaration is divided into 3 different parts (an introduction, a list of grievances, a final and formal paragraph). -
"E Pluribus Unum"
Out of many, one -
U.S. Constitution
The Constitution was written in the same place as the Declaration of Independence.
Two of the founding fathers didn't sign the constitution (Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams).
George Washington and James Maddison were the only president to sign the Constitution. -
Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights was created to limit government, and to state the important reasons why we need the Bill of Rights.
James madison wrote the 1st draft of the Bill of Rights. -
"In God We Trust"
"In God we trust" is the official motto of the United States. -
Fifth Amendment
No person should be held to for committing a crime unless you have been indicated correctly by the police.
The first 10 Amendment help, protect individual rights/freedom. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Prinicples"
Alex de Tocqueville
Author of Democracy in America
Named five values crucial to American success as a constitution republic.
Toqueville 5 Values
1. Liberty
2. Egalitarianism
3. Individualism
4. Populism
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Eminent Domain
The right of a government to expropriate private property for public use with payment of compensation.
