Liberty Bell Research Paper

The Liberty Bell is a symbol of American independence and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The government paid around 100 pounds for the bell (A&E Television Networks). It was once rung in the tower of the Pennsylvania State House, which is now called the Independence Hall. This bell was used to call the lawmakers to meeting and the people of the town to hear the reading of the news. Isaac Norris is the person that ordered for a bell in 1751, and on the first ring the bell cracked. Once it was cracked, John Pass and John Stow melted it down and casted a new one right in Philadelphia. (U.S. Department of the Interior) Both of their last names are on the bell after doing the new cast on the bell. (Liberty Bell Facts)

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This became known in 1847 because of George Lippard's fictional tale “Ring, Grandfather, Ring”. Lippard's story also made the Liberty Bell well known. The Bell was a reminder to the people recovering from the Civil War that they stood together and fought for their independence. Movements like the Women's Suffrage and Civil Rights embraced the bell for protest and celebration. After seeing the impact of the Liberty bell Pennsylvania suffragists made a replica of it. The Bell began to travel to large and small towns in the late 1800s to be displayed at expositions and fairs. (U.S. Department of the

A letter was sent to Robert Charles on November 1, 1751 that represented that the Assembly wanted to buy a bell for the State House. This letter was signed by Isaac Norris, Thomas Leech, and Edward Warner. They ordered the bell from Whitechapel Foundry, and wanted the inscription from Leviticus. The bell arrived in September 1752 and was hung March 10, 1753. Once the bell was cracked and fixed, the new bell was hung March 29, 1753. "Upon trial, it seems that they have added too much copper. They were so teased with the witticisms of the town that they will very soon make a second essay," wrote Isaac Norris to London agent Robert Charles. Apparently nobody was now pleased with the tone of the bell. (Independence Hall Association) Knowing the town was not pleased with the work, John Pass and John Stow tried to redeem their self by fixing it again. On June 11, 1753, the bell was fixed again, but the people were still displeased with the bell. They request that Whitechapel make a new one for them. Once the new bell arrived, it sounded no better than the Liberty Bell; therefore, the Liberty Bell remained in the steeple. Although traditions say that the bell rang for the First Constitutional reading, the Battle of

Lexington and Concord and July 8, 1776 when it called the citizens for the reading of the Declaration of Independence, historians today doubt the story of that is true because of the condition