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John Trumbull Sr.
Was one of the few Americans who 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 to take up the rebel cause. -
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John Witherspoon
Came to the burgeoning United States to become president of what would become Princeton University, and he ended up helping to shape the country. -
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John Hancock
Was an 18th century U.S. merchant who was president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
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Charles Carroll
Known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III to distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
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John Jay
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, John Jay is known as a writer of The Federalist Papers and for being the nation's first chief justice. -
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Benjamin Rush
Is best known for his political activities during the American Revolution, including signing the Declaration of Independence. -
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John Peter Muhlenberg
Was an American clergyman, Continental Army solider during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. -
Declaration of Independence
Is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the 13t colonies from Great Britain. An example of the Declaration was the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. -
“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. -
U.S. Constitution
The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention—now known as the Constitutional Convention—which convened from May 25 to September 17, 1787. It was signed on September 17, 1787. -
Bill of Rights
Congress transmitted to the state Legislatures 12 proposed amendments to the Consitution. Numbers 3 through 12 were adopted by the states to because the U.S Bill of Rights. -
Fifth Amendment
The fifth amendment is after you comitted a crime, there will be a quick trial. -
“E Pluribus Unum”
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Alex de Tocqueville
Was a French political thinker and historian best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. -
Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-faire
liberty: freedom
egalitarianism: belief in equality of all people
individualism: all focus is on the individual
populism: belief that the government should make every decision based on the concerns of the majority of the people
laissez-faire: belief that the government should intervene very little in economic affairs
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Eminent Domain
The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
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