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Benjerman Franklin
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. -
Decleration of Independance
Document drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that proclaimed the right of the American colonies to seperate from Great Britain. -
"E Pluribus Unum"
is a 13-letter phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis (Latin for "He approves (has approved) of the undertakings") and Novus ordo seclorum (Latin for "New Order of the Ages"), and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782. -
John Trumbull Sr.
American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785); supported the colonists. -
Benjamin Rush
In his Thoughts on Female Education Philadelphia physician Rush argued that young women should ensure their husbands' "perseverance in the paths of rectitude" and called for loyal "republican mothers" who would instruct "their sons in the principles of liberty and government" -
John Hancock
Patriot leader and president of the Second Continental Congress; first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
John Peter Muhlenburg
He was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, A Lutheran minister, he served in the United States House of Representatives. -
Bill of Rights
A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendments 1-10, and in all state constitutions. -
Charles Carroll
Signer of the Declaration of Independence who showed patriotism at the time of the Revolutionary War helping to pave the way for a greater acceptance of Catholics in the new nation (founding father) -
John Witherspoon
He was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish Common Sense Realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–94; now Princeton University), became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. -
John Jay
He 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 -
Alexander Hamilton
He was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party, the founder of the United States Coast Guard, and the founder of The New York Post newspaper. -
James Madison
He was a political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. -
Alex de Tocqueville & His 5 Principles
He was a French diplomat, political scientist, and historian. He was best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). -
Liberty
Freedom from arbitrary / tyrrnaical government control -
Egalitarianism
Society of equals; there is no permanent class structure -
Individualism
People are free to pursue their individual goals -
Populism
Participation of common people in political life. -
Laissez-Faire
Government has "hands off" approach to the economy. -
"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.
