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John Trumbull Sr.
John was one of the few americans who served as govenor in a pre-revolutionary colony and a post-revolutionary state. He was the only colinal govenor to take up the rebel cause. -
John Witherspoon
John was a scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. -
John hancock
John was a merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominentpatriot of the AMerican Revolution. Served as president of the second continetal congress. -
Charles Carroll
Charles was a Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from the kingdom of great britian. -
John Jay
John was an amercan statesman, patriot, diplomat, one of the founding fathers of the United States, signer of the treaty of paris, and first cheif justice of the United States. -
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin was a founding father of the United States. Civic leader in Philadelphia, he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator, and humanitarian. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
John was a Continetal Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the the newly Independent United States. -
Declaration Of independence
On July 1, 1776 the continental congress met in Philadelphia and on the following day the 13 conlonies voted for Richard Lee's motion for independence. -
E Pluribus Unum
"E Pluribus Unmum" which means "out of many, one" It appeared as a motto it disapeared until Charles Thomson, secretary of congress restored it. -
U,S constitution
The constitution was written during the Philadelphia convention now known as the constitutional convention -
Bill of Rights
Approved on september 25 and sent to the states for radification. The Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, becoming a part of the constitution. -
Fifith Amendment
"no person should be held to answer to a crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury." -
Alex De Tocqueville & his five principles
Alex's five principles were liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, laissez-faire -
Eminent Domain
The right of a government to exporpriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
