Independence Hall: International Symbol of Freedom
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
recounts the history of the building in Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and where, a decade later, delegates to the Philadelphia Convention formulated the Constitution: the Pennsylvania State House. The Pennsylvania Assembly, which had been meeting in homes and taverns, moved into the building in September 1735. It was considered the most ambitious public building in the colonies.
- Subject:
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
- Primary, Secondary
- Collection:
- National Park Service
