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John witherspoon
John Wither spoon was born in Scotland but immigrated to american colonies to become a president of a college. He was the only member of the clergy to sign the declaration of independence. He is a founding father of the U.S. He came to the U.S. to become a president of a college however he shaped the U.S. -
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Charles Carroll
He was one of the four marylanders to sign the declaration of independence.Carroll was the only Roman Catholic and the last survivor of all 56 signers. Him and his family played a bug role in framing the governance if Maryland. -
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John Trumbull Jr.
He would be the governor of Connecticut. He graduated from Harvard in 1759 so he was a smart man. His father built him and his wife a house where they had one son and four daughters. -
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John Jay
He was a founding father and the first chief of justice for the U.S supreme court. The following year he became president of the continental congress. He then became the broker to Spain and helped with the treaty of paris to end the revolutionary war. -
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Benjamin rush
He was born on January 4th 1746. Rush studied at Princeton University and then went on for a medical degree at Edinburgh University. He then returned to Philadelphia to study medical. -
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john peter muhlenberg
He was a member of Penn's Class of 1763 he left the College before graduation and traveled to Europe with his brothers to study at the University of Halle. After the war Muhlenberg didn't feel as he could return to being a parson after having been a soldier. -
Declaration of independence
The declaration of independence is one of the base principles on how our country was founded. It established the thirteen american colonies. The thirteen american colonies wanted freedom from great Britain so they had to go to war and at the end of the war they made the declaration of independence. -
U.S. Constitution
It is the supreme law or the united states.It originally had 7 articles the firs three of which were the separation of powers. Four five and six were about federalism. The last one was to ratify it by the people. The constitution is one of the reasons america is what it is today. -
5th Amendment
Keeps a person form being witness to their own case. The 5th amendment is on of the 14 that helped shape the country. Some people say " i plead the fifth". They don't have to talk in certain scenarios. -
Induvidulism
It is one of Alex de Tocqueville five principles. You are your own person and nobody can take that away from you. You are free to stand out if you please. -
Populism
It is one of Alex de Tocqueville five principles. Populism is a belief in the power of regular people and in their right to have control over their government rather than a small group of political inside people. -
Egalitarianism
A society of equals. There was a difference in wealth in america but everyone was equal in society. Owning land allowed a man to feel equal. Tocqueville wanted to safe guard liberty. exceptions were slavery and native americans. -
Liberty
It is one of Alex de Tocquevilles 5 principles. You are free from the government. Nobody can control you. -
In God we Trust
It was a replacement for E plumbs unum. It was the official motto for the U.S. It was adopted as the nations motto in 1956. -
E Pluribus Unum
It is the motto created by the congress. The congress wanted a motto for July 4th. The image below is the image the congress wanted for america. -
Eminent Domain
The power to take private property for state use. The government can take private property if they are in need of it. The fifth amendment says that the owner must be compensated for his or her property. A variety of properties are subject to eminent domain.
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Laissez-Faire
It is one of Alex de Tocqueville five principles. It is the right to a free market sand the government can't take that away from you. More or so they have to let everything take its course. The government can't interfere with the market
