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John Trumbull Sr.
John Trumbull Senior was one of the only to serve as Governor before the revolution AND after. Governor of Connecticut colony and the only colonial governor to support the rebel cause at the beginning of the revolution. -
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John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon was born in Scotland in February 5, 1723 and came to the American Colonies to become the president of College of New Jersey in 768. He was one of the people to sign the Declaration of Independence, and minister of Laigh Kirk, Paisley, which was a prominent church in Scotland. -
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Jon Hancock
Jon Hancock was the first and third governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, president for the Second Continental Congress, and one of the first signers of the US Declaration of Independence. -
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Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll was born on September 19, 1737, was a part of the Maryland state Senate, signed the final draft of the Declaration of Independence, and was the last one who died of all the people who signed the Declaration of Independence. -
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John Jay
John Jay was born in New York City on December 12, 1745, one of the people who signed the treaty of paris, one of the founding fathers, 2nd Governor of New York, 6th president of the Continental Congress, United States Minister to Spain, United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, United States Secretary of State, and First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. -
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Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush was born on January 4, 1746. He was a founding father of the US, the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, one of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia. He was also a leader in the ratification of the Constitution in 1788. -
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John Peter Muhlenberg
In 1764, John Peter Muhlenberg was drafted to Germany with his brother to be in the war. He was in the war for 3 years and then came back to Philadelphia. In 1784 he was elected Supreme Executive Council. He was Pennsylvania's vice president from 1785 to 1788. Died on his birthday 61 years later. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence united the 3 different belief groups of the colonies, the people who didn't care, the people who wanted to stay loyal, and the people who wanted to separate from England. It told England why we were leaving and persuaded other countries to help us fight in the war against England. This was the first time a large group wrote down a civilized document about why they're trying to separate themselves from their owners and they wanted to be successful. -
E Pluribus Unum
“E Pluribus Unum” literally means "out of many, one." Figuratively it means that there are many groups of people that come together to make 1 large group. In particular, the 13 colonies came together to make the United States. -
US Constitution
The US Constitution was a written document that gave individuals certain rights, gives the US Government fundamental laws, tells how the Government works (The branch system,) and gives the US Government limits and rights. -
The 5th Amendment
The Government can't take property without fair compensation, People don't have to testify against themselves for crimes they may or may not have committed, and can't be tried twice for the same crime. -
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain is "the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation" Which pretty much means the Government can pay to buy private land for public uses. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison, and are the first 10 amendments in the US Constitution. These 10 amendments were chosen by the first colonies, and make up the basic rights of the people of the United States. -
Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
Alex Tocqueville had 5 key principles. Liberty, which was basically freedom, Egalitarianism which meant equality, Individualism- Allowing people to have their own thoughts and actions, Populism- the people have control of the government, and Laissez-faire- when the government leaves the people alone for the most part. -
In God we Trust
"In God we Trust" has been printed on coins since 1864, and was to help the people of america through the civil war since there was a lot of religious influence back then. The US adopted it as it's official motto in in 1956, then started printing it on paper currency in 1957.
