BETA
Chapter 1
A fragile package from London
Chapter 2
The backyard metal makeover
Chapter 3
The fatal crack and the failed fix
Chapter 4
From local alarm to global symbol
YOUR GOAL
Master of The real story behind the Liberty Bell's crack
Ch 4 · From local alarm to global symbol
nic The Liberty Bell
That big old crack was a fix-it plan / (a fix-it plan, yeah!) / But it broke the sound when they rang it again / (rang it again, oh!)
nic The cracked bell traveled across the United States after the Civil War to help reunite a divided nation.
nic Anti-slavery groups in the 1830s first coined the name "Liberty Bell" and turned it into a freedom symbol.
Fun Fact
Silent July 4th: The Liberty Bell did not ring on July 4, 1776, because the Declaration of Independence was not read to the public until July 8.
Glossary
abolitionist (noun)
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially historical slavery. In the 1830s, these activists adopted the Pennsylvania State House bell as a symbol of their movement.
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially historical slavery. In the 1830s, these activists adopted the Pennsylvania State House bell as a symbol of their movement.
Quiz
Why did the Liberty Bell travel across the United States on trains between 1885 and 1915?
Quiz
What replica bell did women's suffrage activists keep chained and silent until they won the vote?
Quiz
On what date was the Declaration of Independence actually read aloud to the public in Philadelphia?