What it the liberty bell?

Answer 1

The Liberty Bell dates back to the American Revolutionary War. It is an icon of liberty and justice. Tourists can still see it today. According to tradition, its most famous ringing occured on July 8, 1776 to summon citizens of Philidelphia for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Although historians find this doubtful, because by that time the steeple which had held the bell had deteriorated significantly. It was also rung to announce the opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. Unfortunately the Bell has a crack/fracture, eliminating the ability to ring properly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Bell http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/

Answer 2

it cracked by hitting it for the first time

weighes 2,080

it plays an E-fate note

on the liberty bell it spelled Pennsylvania wrong

they order it

when the first time it rang it got a crack in it

* Pennsylvania was mispelled

*It has its own march

*It is 75% copper

It weighs 2,080

It is old and cracked.

Answer 3

Bells were an important symbol during the Revolutionary War. There were several bells in Philadelphia that the colonist feared the British would seize to melt down for ammo. A group of farmers were sent over 50 miles in their wagons to try to save the bells. This was a large task seeing that many were very heavy and in steeples. The bell in the tower of the State House weighed 2,080 ponds. It was inscribed, "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land". By the time the 3,000 British troops got there, all eleven bells had been saved. After a difficult journey through British lines, the bells arrived at Northamptontowne (now known as Bethlehem). The bell from the State House was hidden under the floor of the Zion High German Reformed Church. Years later this bell was returned to its home. The name of the State House became Independence Hall. The bell became known as the Liberty Bell. The bell was used as an alarm clock, curfew announcement, and a form of communication through the town. Eventually a new bell was made and brought in to replace the older one. After one strike of the clapper, the bell cracked. A new foundry had been opened a few blocks away. It was operated by John Pass and John Stowe. Pass and Stowe melted the bell down, added more copper, made a new mold and started from scratch. The bell continued to have history even after all of this. It was used to gather the citizens for the public reading of "The Declaration of Independence". It was also a symbol of the American Anti-Slavery Society in the 1830's. After all of this the bell has become recognized as a symbol of freedom throughout the country.

Further reading:

American Symbols and Their Meanings: The Liberty Bell by Hal Marcovitz (This is the source of most of the information above)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_bell

http://ushistory.org/libertybell/

Answer 4

The Liberty Bell has the words of Leviticus 25:10 on it, encouraging the spread of liberty. It was originally used in Philadelphia to summon citizens to public meetings or lawmakers to the legislature, but it's become a symbol of freedom for the American people.

Answer 5

the liberty bell is an icon of freedom in the u.s. It cracked while being brought to indepedance hall, its home. it was first called "state house bell" because thats what idependance hall was first called.

Answer 6

It is famous because it is the bell of Independence

Answer 7

The liberty bell has a crck and it means freedom to florida