Liberty Bell Exit Ticket

What does the word "liberty" mean?

• brave

• freedom

• scared

• angry

Which text evidence tells you the Liberty Bell represents freedom? Choose TWO answers.

• They wanted a bell just

  like the one back home in England.

  
  

•  It was

  made in London by Thomas Lester in 1752.

  
  

•  You can also read the words “PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF.”

  
  

• At last the door was opened.

• RING, RING, GRANDPA! RING, RING OUT FOR LIBERTY!

What are two details about the bell? (HINT: Go back to paragraph 1)

• big

• badly damaged

• sparkly

• small

The old bell-ringer was Andrew McNair. He was waiting up on the belfry with his hand on the rope. He stood ready to ring the bell.

Read the sentence.

What does the word “ring” mean in the sentence?

• A band that goes around your finger.

• A boxing ring

• Something circular.

• a noise

According to paragraph 3, why did the people want the Declaration of Independence to be signed?

• They wanted to go on vacation.

• The laws written by England were unfair or unjust.

• The Americans wanted to go to England.

• The Americans wanted more rules and laws written by England.

What is the main idea of the passage? What was the main idea of the ENTIRE passage?

• People in Philadelphia wanted a bell just like a famous one in England

• Thomas Jefferson was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence was announced with the ringing of the Liberty Bell.

• The grandson of an old bell ringer couldn’t wait to give the message to the ring the bell.