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John Witherspoon
Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1776-1782; Twice elected to State Legislature of New Jersey. -
Charles Carroll
wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain -
John Hancock
had the largest signuture on the decloration of independence. was a political figure and a clergymen -
John Jay
American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States -
Benjamin Rush
he was a founding father of the u.s and also an physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
was in the revolutionary war, was an american clergy men, and a political figure. -
john trumbell sr
He was the only colonial governor at the start of the Revolution to take up the rebel cause. -
Declaration of Independence
a document that the u.s american congress ratified to declare there indepeendence from great britan. -
“E Pluribus Unum”
out of many, one (the motto of the US). -
U.S Constitution
the rules and amendments the nation must follow by and abide "the law" -
Bill of rights
The first ten amendments in the constitution. -
Fifth Amendment
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due proc -
Eminent Domain
the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
individuals are free to pursue their own work.
People can create their own busienesses.
We are free to go to school without having to pay for it.
Egalitarianism -
“In God We Trust”
The official motto if the us it is on the currency -
liberty
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. -
Egalitarianism
People should get the same, or be treated the same, or be treated as equals, in some respect. -
Individualism
the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant. -
Populism
political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions (such as hopes and fears) of the general population -
Laissez-faire
policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
