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John was one of the few americans who served as govenor in a pre-revolutionary colony and a post-revolutionary state. He was the only colinal govenor to take up the rebel cause.
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John was a scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
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John was a merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominentpatriot of the AMerican Revolution. Served as president of the second continetal congress.
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Charles was a Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the kingdom of great britian.
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John was an amercan statesman, patriot, diplomat, one of the founding fathers of the United States, signer of the treaty of paris, and first cheif justice of the United States.
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Benjamin was a founding father of the United States. Civic leader in Philadelphia, he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator, and humanitarian.
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John was a Continetal Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the the newly Independent United States.
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On July 1, 1776 the continental congress met in Philadelphia and on the following day the 13 conlonies voted for Richard Lee's motion for independence.
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"E Pluribus Unmum" which means "out of many, one" It appeared as a motto it disapeared until Charles Thomson, secretary of congress restored it.
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The constitution was written during the Philadelphia convention now known as the constitutional convention
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Approved on september 25 and sent to the states for radification. The Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, becoming a part of the constitution.
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"no person should be held to answer to a crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury."
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Alex's five principles were liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, laissez-faire
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The right of a government to exporpriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
