1. Independence Hall by Don Fisher

2. Philadelphia in the 1700’s

3. 21 years to build First Continental Congress met in 1774

4. Assembly Room

5. Washington appointed General of the Army 1775 Active in all the meetings “Father of our Country” First President of the United States

6. Jefferson (the main writer) shows Franklin the Declaration of Independence

7. Declaration of Independence “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

8. Signing the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

9. Liberty Bell was rung before the Declaration was read.

10. Betsy Ross lived in Philadelphia and sewed the first flag in 1777.

11. Revolutionary War Ended Cornwallis Gives his Sword to Washington 1781 Treaty of Paris 1783

12. Articles of Confederation Failed Back to Independence Hall

13. Founding Fathers Wrote the Constitution Franklin was the oldest member of the member of the Constitutional Convention.

14. Constitution We the People 1787

15. Summary Built in 21 years Washington appointed General in 1775 Declaration of Independence 1776 American flag created 1777 Furniture burned by British 1778 Constitution written 1787