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He was elected the assembly's speaker of the house and became a lieutenant colonel in the colonial militia.
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Muhlenberg was authorized to raise and command as its colonel the 8th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army.
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formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13 colonies from Great Britain.
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He signed the declaration of independence and he was a representative from New Jersey.
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the 13-letter motto suggested by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere to the committee responsible for developing the seal.
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he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
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he was the signer of the declaration of independence who lived the longest and he was the only signer who was Roman Catholic.
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was president of the Continental Congress
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a document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the us is governed.
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Jay was appointed the Supreme Courts chief justice and helped shape procedures in its formative years.
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when france publicly recognized the rights of property owners to be compensated for such property seizures.
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is the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
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he served as the nation's first secretary of the treasury.
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Liberty:America's federal system helped prevent the rise of an over-powerful government
Egalitarianism:In American society there are differences, but everyone is equal and anyone can own land.
Individualism:Americans were free to flourish without hereditary distinctions.
Populism:since everyone in society was equal, everyone had the same right to participate in government.
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was the founding farther of the u.s. and the 4th president
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he wrote a letter to John Adams about Washington.
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from treasury department records, it appears that the first appeal came in a letter.
