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John Trumball Sr.
American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army -
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John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was born in Scotland and emigrated to the American colonies to become the president of the College of New Jersey (later called Princeton University). He became a vocal advocate for colonial independence and served New Jersey in the Continental Congress -
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John Hancock
John Hancock was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a governor of Massachusetts. The colonial Massachusetts native was raised by his uncle, a wealthy Boston merchant. -
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Charles Carrol
known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III 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. -
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John Jay
John Jay was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–95). Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and government officials in New York City. -
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Benjamin Rush
Rush was a leader of the American Enlightenment, and an enthusiastic supporter of the American Revolution. He was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution in 1788. -
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John Peter Muhlenburg
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. They were basically a list of grievances to the king. -
U.S. Constitution
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments. -
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the constitution. The Bill of rights are not your only rights but 10 main ones and very important ones. -
The 5th Amendment
The 5th amendment basically gives you the right not to speak to officers or detectives to self incriminate yourself. The second half is double jeopardy which gives you the right that if you win a court case you can't be prosecuted again for the same crime. -
In God We Trust
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. -
E Pluribis unum
This phrase is one of the U.S.' motto and it means "out of many, one." or "one out of many". -
Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.