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The power of a government over property in its territory
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The most recognizable signature on the declaration
Took active role in the repeal of the Stamp Act by participating in the boycott of British goods in 1766 -
Signing himself “First Citizen,” he publicly debated the powerful provincial official on freedom of conscience and the rights of the elected assembly versus the powers of appointed government.
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He was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat
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Freed the Colonist from Britain and Put forward the theory of Government. It was signed on july 4th 1776
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An American merchant, smuggler, statesman, and patriot of the American Revolution. Has the most recognizable signature on the Declaration
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The saying means "Out of Many,One"
Adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782.[ -
Served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state. He was the only colonial governor at the start of the Revolution. In 1782 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Recruited Soldiers to fight the war against the British and After the war He was elected Vice-President of the Council
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The Constitution created the Nations government and fundamental laws, and gave basic rights for its citizens. It was sign September 17 1787.
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Alexander Hamilton was the chief staff aide to George Washington. he helped achieve ratification by writing 51 of the 85 installments of The Federalist Papers.
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Jay favored centralized government and worked to ratify the U.S. Constitution in New York in 1788 by writing (under a fake name) five of The Federalist Papers,
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In 1789 he was Convening Moderator of the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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Madison is elected to the House of Representatives in 1789
He is credited with shaping the foreign policy,
Madison is elected President by a landslide of 122 votes to 44.
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Created to Protect Individual Liberties
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He was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian. In 1783 he was appointed treasurer or the U.S Mint
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"Liberty cannot be established without morality nor morality without faith"
Liberty= Basic freedoms -
Society of equals; there is no permanent class structure
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People are free to pursue their individual goals
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Participation of common people in political life.
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Government has "hands off" approach to the economy.
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It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as a replacement to the unofficial motto of "E pluribus unum"
Approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956 declared "In god we trust" must appear on currency.
