Foundations of American Government

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin
    Was an inventor and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
  • E Pluribus Unum

    E Pluribus Unum
    Out Of Many One
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    USA declaring their independence from Great Britain.
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock
    First person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush
    Signed the DOI, known as the father of American medicine.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon
    A Scottish man who signed the Declaration of Independence.
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.
    Only governor to support colonists in their revolt against Great Britain.
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg
    A German man who recruited many people for the colonist army.
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll
    One of the wealthiest people in America, helped finance the revolution.
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton
    Former secretary of treasurer.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    USA constitution written at the Philadelphia Convention
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    10 additional amendments ratified therefore becoming part of the Constitution.
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    Eminent is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. (5th Amendment)
  • John Jay

    John Jay
    Helped negotiate the "Jay Treaty" where the British withdrew their army from USA's territory.
  • James Maddison

    James Maddison
    4th president of the United States, also wrote the first draft of the U.S. constitution.
  • Alex de Tocqueville & his 5 Principles

    Alex de Tocqueville & his 5 Principles
    Sent to America from France and came up with 5 principles for democracy, liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and Laissez-faire.
  • In God We Trust

    In God We Trust
    National Motto changed from E Pluribus Unum