8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip

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1.    K Pouliot, on October 19th, 2009 at 12:23 pm Said:

   Independence hall is located in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. It was created in 1732. Independence hall is important because that’s where the Constitution was signed. Governor Morris was an important person because he was the one who wrote the Constitution. You can go site seeing at the National Historical Park. You can see the Liberty Bell.

2.    RHarrington, on October 19th, 2009 at 12:29 pm Said:

   Independence hall is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Independence hall was built in 1732 and wasn’t completed until 1753. Independence hall is so important because that is where the continental congress met, the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and where the constitution was made. One person who was involved in Independence hall was John Hancock. John Hancock was in charge of the continental congress and he proposed the idea of being independent from Britain. You should visit this wonderful piece of history because this is the place where the Declaration of Independence was adopted. In this building the constitution was made up.

3.    A Chanon, on October 20th, 2009 at 12:19 pm Said:

   Independence hall-it is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was created in the year 1732. Independence hall was where the Constitution was signed. Governor Morris was the person that he wrote the Constitution. You can see it at the National Historical Park and also the Liberty Bell.

4.    H Werenski, on October 20th, 2009 at 12:39 pm Said:

   Independence Hall is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created in the year 1732. Independence Hall is important because it was where the Declaration of Independence was signed. One person involved in this place is john Adams. This is because it is where he argued the idea of independence in front of the Continental Congress in Independence Hall. Four important things to know when visiting Independence Hall are that some of the Founding Fathers of our country met there to discuss independence, it is where the Declaration of Independence was signed, it was once where the Liberty Bell hung, and it was to be the Pennsylvania State House.

5.    Bobby O'Connell, on October 20th, 2009 at 12:41 pm Said:

   a U.S. national landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets. Known primarily as the location where the Declaration of Independence was debated and adopted, the building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House for the Province of Pennsylvania. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783. The United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were both signed at Independence Hall. The building is now part of the larger Independence National Historical Park and listed as a World Heritage Site.

6.    R Baker, on October 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am Said:

   Independence Hall is located in Independence Square in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1732. It was originally built as the Statehouse for Pennsylvania. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in that building. The Constitution was also written in this building. Independence Hall it’s the building on the back of the $100 dollar bill. It is also on the Kennedy bicentennial half dollar. The building was designed by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton. Independence Hall is the holder of the Liberty Bell

7.    CWorthington, on October 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm Said:

   It was built in 1753
   It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   It is important because it was where the Second Continental Congress met and signed the Declaration of Independence.
   One important person was Benjamin Franklin
   Four fun facts
   • Its highest point is 135 feet tall
   • The Declaration of Independence was signed here
   • The steeple tower was the original home of the “Liberty Bell”
   • The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4,1776

8.    alex gaj, on October 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm Said:

   located in philidelphia chestnut street. it was created in 1753. its importaint because where declartion of independance was discused. one person in volved is jhon adam. declaration debaded, declaration adopted, different now.

9.    T. Messinger, on October 26th, 2009 at 11:47 am Said:

   Independence Hall is located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1753 but, as the Pennsylvania state house. It is important because it is where the Declaration of Independence was debated and adopted. It soon became the meeting place for the second continental congress. It was designed by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton. Its highest point is 135 feet. Independence Hall is featured on the back of the $100 bill. The constitution and the Declaration of Independence were both signed here.

10.    Jordan P., on October 26th, 2009 at 11:58 am Said:

    Independence Hall is on Chesnut st., Philadelphia. It was buit in 1753 and it was oringinaly the first state house of Philadelphia. This building takes a large place in our history because this was where the Declaration of Independence was approved and signed on July 4, 1776. Another event that took place was when the British haad still occupied Philadelphia they had forced the people of the Continental Congress to flee from Philadelphia.

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