Constitution

Timeline

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    timespan

  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.

    • Colonial Governor during a pre-revolutionary colony and a post-revolutionary state
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon

    • in the Continental Congress 1776-1792
    • signed the Declaration of Independence
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock

    • patriot of the American Revolution
    • merchant
    • third govenor of Massachusetts
    • signed the Declaration of Independence
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll

    • wanted freedom from Great Britain
    • wealthy planter
    • signed the Declaration of Independence
  • John Jay

    John Jay

    • one of the "founding fathers" of the United States
    • Chief Justice of the United States
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush

    • member of the Sons of Liberty
    • elected into Continental Congress in 1776
    • signed the Declaration of Independence
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg

    • general in the American Revolution
  • "E Pluribus Unum"

    "E Pluribus Unum"

    • Meaning "out of many, one"
    • This was the motto of the United States
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    • signed in Philidelphia
    • declared independence from Europe as 13 individual colonies/states
    • Terms: independence, colonies, etc.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution

    • created a sturdy and civilized government
    • created a new federal government
    • Terms: constitution, Articles of Confederation
  • 5th Amendment

    5th Amendment

    • protects you from being convicted/accused of a crime unless correctly indited by a law official
    • Terms: Bill of Rights
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    • 10 ammendments
    • first ammendments of the U.S. Constitution
    • provided people with individual rights
    • Terms: ammendments, individual rights, etc.
  • Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles

    Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles

    • Power
    • Stratification
    • Industrialism
    • Mass Culture
    • Influence
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

    • the ableness to take away private property through cause and power
  • "In God We Trust"

    "In God We Trust"

    • most official motto of the United states