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He took place in the burning of the British ship, the Peggy Stewart. He was elected to the Continental Congress and he signed the Declaration of Independence.
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He was a Lutheran Minister, and the 8th Virginia Regiment Commander in the Revolutionary War. He used his sermons to recruit people to the war. He was also the US Senator of Pennsylvania.
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This document declared the 13 American colonies free independent states, from the Kingdom of Great Britain. This made way for them to form their own government. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress and signed by 56 men. It was composed of three parts.
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John Hancock is most famous for his excessively large signature on the Declaration of Independence. He is one of the founding fathers and was the governor of Massachusetts.
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He was appointed by John Hancock as the Congressional Chaplin. He helped draft the Articles of Confederation. He also signed the Declaration of Independence.
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One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was a Surgeon General in the Continental Army. He signed the Declaration of Independence.
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This means "Out of many, one." It refers to how the American colonies banded together to defeat the British, and form the United States of America. It is on the seal of the United States.
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The Constitution of the United States is the document that formed the American government. It laid out how things would work. It is considered the "supreme law" of America.
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The Fifth Amendment was in the Bill of Rights. It guarantees the right to a grand jury to decide if a trial should be held, and forbids double jeopardy. It also talks about what later became known as the Miranda Warning, and persons right to due process. The final part of the Fifth Amendment establishes eminent domain.
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Eminent Domain means that the government can take private property for public use. However the government must provide compensation, as stated in the Fifth Amendment.
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Delegate at the First Continental Congress. Founding father of the U.S. 1st Chief Justice. 1st Secretary of State.
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The Bill of Rights is the name of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. It was written by James Madison. These amendments are still in effect today. They helped set out the peoples rights under the new american government.
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He painted a picture depicting the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.
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He traveled to America to study our prison systems from France in 1831. He ended up writing a book entitled "Democracy In America". He also described five principals key to american democracy's success, Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-Faire.
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This saying become mandatory on all coins and and is the national motto.
