Unit 1 Key Terms

  • John Witherspoon

    John Witherspoon
    He is one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister. He also was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress
  • John Hancock

    John Hancock
    He was a president of the continental congress. He was also a merchant and salesmen. He is responsible for everybody nowadays saying "Can I get your John Hancock".
  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll
    He was an advocate for the independence from Britain. He was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to die.
  • John Trumbull Sr.

    John Trumbull Sr.
    He was a governor an English colony. He was also the governor for an American State.
  • John Jay

    John Jay
    He was an American statesman. He is one of the Founding Fathers of America. He also was a negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
  • Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush
    He is one of the "signers" of the Declaration of Independence. He was a physician. He was also a polititcian.
  • Declaration of Inependence

    The Declaration of Independence was a break up letter. There were 5 people that "worked" but Jefferson did all the work. There were 5 parts to it.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    This was a break up letter. There were 5 people that "worked" on it but Jefferson did all the work. There were 5 parts to it.
  • John Peter Muhlenberg

    John Peter Muhlenberg
    He was an American Clergyman. He was a Continental Army Soldier. He was also a political figure.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution
    The constitution is what runs the United States. There are 7 documents in it. These include the Bill of Rights and the Ratifications.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    The Bill of Rights is exactly what it sounds like. There are ten rights in the Bill of Rights. These are all unalienable rights.
  • "E Pluribus Unum"

    "E Pluribus Unum"
    It is the motto of the United States. "out of many, one" Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin chose that as the motto.
  • Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles

    Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
    He was the author of the Democracy in America. He named the 5 values to American Success. They were Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, and Laissez-Faire.
  • "In God We Trust"

    "In God We Trust"
    "In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States of America.
  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain
    It is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. This is in the 5th amendment.
  • Fifth Amendment

    Fifth Amendment
    One of people's sayings, "I plead the fifth". This prevents double jeopardy. This also prevents self-incrimination.