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Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence and the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom. He was the third president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson played a big roll in creating our government by writing those documents
Sir William Blackstone
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Sir William Blackstone was a professor of law at Oxford. He was an author of many many books. One of the most notable ones was Commentaries on the Laws of England. It had a lot of influence on the common laws in America. Someone who had such a big influence on the laws of the United States deserves to be recognized.
George Mason
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George Mason was an American political leader. He made an early draft of the Virginia Constitution and Declaration of Rights. He was also part of the constitutional convention of 1787. He was one of the people who led the change of the constitution until they added the Bill of Rights. Similar to Thomas Jefferson, he helped write the draft for the Declaration of Rights which was a big part in U.S history.
Architecture
Statue Of Liberty
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Statue of Liberty
The statue is located on Liberty Island in Manhattan, New York. This statue represents liberty and all of the people that came over and saw the statue as a sign of hope and freedom. The chains on the feet of the statue represented "breaking of chain and becoming free." The torch she is holding is a symbol of enlightenment and the path to liberty.
Freedom From Want
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Painted by Norman Rockwell in 1943, the painting was inspired by one of Frank Delano Roosevelt's speeches. There are three other paintings making a total of four and they are called the four freedoms. The other ones are called freedom of expression, freedom of worship, and freedom from fear. The united states back then pushed really hard to get these freedoms. Which is why I chose this painting.
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