Key Terms

  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain are for government buildings and other facilities, public utilities, highways and railroads, or for public safety.
  • Laissez-faire

    Tocqueville's view of laissez-faire economy in the United States because the government would constantly intrude in the economy, such as moving the Indians onto private property so that they could take back given and land and sell it to Americans to make more money.
  • Egalitarianism

    Everybody is equal.
  • John Hancock

    He was a very smart man and went to Harvard and got a bachelors degree.
  • Benjamin Franklin

    Is a Founding Father. Is on the 100 dollar bill.
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll
    Was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon
    Was a Scottish American Presbyterian minister and a Founding Father of the United States.
  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton
    Is a Founding Father of the United States chief staff aide to General George Washington
  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence
    The meeting was held in Pennsylvania and was a great part of history that a break up letter is written for British.
  • "E pluribus unum"

    U.S. Motto means one out of many.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    Many things happened after the constitution was written citizens were guaranteed certain basic rights for everyone.
  • James Madison

    James Madison
    The father of the constitution.
  • John peter Muhlenberg

    John peter Muhlenberg
    The Executive Council report that Muhlenberg had left Philadelphia without tendering his resignation why his resignation was needed or expected is not noted so a messenger was sent after him.
  • Bill of rights

    Bill of rights
    The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  • John Jay

    One of the Founding Fathers of the United States signer of the Treaty of Paris and first Chief Justice of the United States.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush
    Former In 1797 by appointment of President Adams Rush was made treasurer of the U.S. Mint a post he held until his death.
  • Liberty

    Tocqueville was an ardent supporter of liberty. "I have a passionate love for liberty, law, and respect for rights"
  • Individualism

    People come together to be not selfish and be happy with what they have.
  • Alex de Tocqueville

    He was best known for his works Democracy in America appearing in two volumes 1835 and 1840 and The Old Regime and the Revolution in 1856.
  • "In God We Trust"

    The official motto of the U.S. .
  • Populism

    Populism is the political party of the people.
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.
    Was one of the few Americans who served as governor.