Key Terms

  • Fifth Amendment
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    Fifth Amendment

    The Fifth Amendment U.S. Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and protects a person from being compelled to be a witness agains himself in a criminal case.
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.

    Was one of the few Americans who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and pre-Revolutionary state. He was the only colonial governor at the start of the Revolution to take up the revel cause.
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    Was an American merchant, smuggler, statesmen, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution.
    He died october 8, 1793.
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll

    To distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
    He died november 14, 1832.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush

    Was a Founding Father of the U.S. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
    He died april 19, 1983, Philadelphia PA.
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg

    Was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the America Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent U.S.
    He died october 1, 1807
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights

    The collective name for the first ten amendments for the U.S. constitution.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon

    Is an American comedian and actor who has had roles in several films and television shows.