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He served in the Continental Congress, wrote a sires of newspapers articles protesting the right of the British government to tax the colonies without representation.
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The Declaration of Independence was written by a group of people. It was mainly written by T. Jefferson. It is a break-up letter to England. There are five parts to it. It explains to England that they want freedom and if they don't there will be war.
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E pluribus unum it means "Out of many, one" traditional motto of the United States, appearing on the Great Seal
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He was the only governor at the start of the American Revolutionary War. Who served as governor in an English colony and an American state.
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It is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution, had seven articles. It was written by many people but the main on that people know is T. Jefferson.
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An American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, one of the governors of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States
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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments/rights to the United States Constitution. It guarantees the rights and freedoms to all the American people.
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No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, Also anybody be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life, and shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself
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He was known for his big signature on the Declaration of Independence. He was also the 1st and 3rd governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence.
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He was a Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States.
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Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator as well as the founder of Dickinson College.
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Author of Democracy in America
Liberty: freedom from arbitrary / tyrannical 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.
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The government can take away properties from you if need.
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It is the official motto of the United States of America
