Wednesday, July 17, 2013

2 days in Philadelphia

On the first day in Pennsylvania we went to the museum of Washington's Crossing. I learned that not only did Washington cross the river, but his 2,400 troops crossed too. After that we went to Valley Forge. I learned that the group of men in each regiment that finished their hut first received a $12 bonus, that is like $266 now. Today we went to Independence Hall. I saw the room where they signed the Declaration of Independence. I learned that on one of the copies of the Constitution was corrected by George Washington. Then we went to Congress Hall. We went to the Senate chamber. It was very cool that they learned how to use the Constitution there. Then we went to the Liberty Bell. It actually had a crack in it and it was cool. Finally, we went to Betsy Ross's house. She sewed the first American flag when she was 24. Good bye, Alastair

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