Vocabulary 31815 Liberty Bell Liberty Bell VIP Vocabulary
Vocabulary 3/18/15 Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell • VIP – Vocabulary – Information – Picture
Symbols • An image that means something.
Philadelphia PA A northeastern State.
Liberty Bell • Symbol for independence from Great Britain
Liberty Freedom
Freedom • The right to act, speak or think the way you want.
Rights • To be able to act in a certain way.
Proclaim • Announce officially
Inhabitants • Person or animal that lives in a place.
Carved • To cut into something with a knife.
State House • Building where the state legislature meets
Assembly • Gather in a group for a common purpose.
Continental Congress • A group of individuals from the 13 colonies of the US that made decisions for the colonies.
Independence • Freedom
Chimed • To ring a bell
Doubt • Unsure about something
American Colonies The original 13 states in the United States
Great Britain • An island of the Northwest coast of Europe
Floorboards • Wooden floor
Revolutionary War • A war for independence from Great Britain
State Legislature • A group of officials that are able to make and change the laws of the state.
Usable • Able to be used
Abolitionists • People who fought for freedom for our rights.
Civil War • A war between the North and the South
Unity • To come together as one
Tapped • To lightly touch something
Ancestors • Family members from a really, really long time ago
Honor • To have high respect for
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