My past posts mentions Boston many times and now I'll move to Philadelphia - historic and modern city. Philadelphia is located in Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. Its population is around 1.5 million people. Philadelphia has the historic importance because the Declaration of Indepence was signed at here in 1776 which is the beginning of United States. Besides, the US Constitution was approved in the Indepence Hall, Philadelphia. From this reason, you will understand the foundation of US more when you visit Philadelphia.
To appreciate the attractions in Philadelphia more, I will give you the brief American history. By the middle of the eighteenth century, differences in life, thought, and economic
interests had formed between the colonists and England. The British government tried to regulate colonial commerce in the British interest. The Stamp Act passed by Parliament in 1765 roused a violent colonial outcry as an act of taxation without representation.The Townshend Acts (1767) led to such acts of violence as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party(1773). In 1774 Britain responded with the coercive Intolerable Acts. The first Continental Congress met in September, 1774 and petitioned King George III for redress of their grievances. The king ignored the colonists' complaints and declared the colonies were in rebellion. In June, 1775, the Continental Congress created a committee of five members to draft a statement of independence.
interests had formed between the colonists and England. The British government tried to regulate colonial commerce in the British interest. The Stamp Act passed by Parliament in 1765 roused a violent colonial outcry as an act of taxation without representation.The Townshend Acts (1767) led to such acts of violence as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party(1773). In 1774 Britain responded with the coercive Intolerable Acts. The first Continental Congress met in September, 1774 and petitioned King George III for redress of their grievances. The king ignored the colonists' complaints and declared the colonies were in rebellion. In June, 1775, the Continental Congress created a committee of five members to draft a statement of independence. 
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston comprised the committee charged with drafting the Declaration, but the task fell to Jefferson, as he was considered the most eloquent writer. After Jefferson drafted the document, the committee and Congress made a total of eighty-six changes. He also used many ideas from his own draft of the Virginia Constitution, as well as the Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason. The Declaration of Independence included a long list of the ways the British king had oppressed the colonists.On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) and approved the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was written to influence public opinion and gain support both among the new states and abroad -- especially France.
Now, you have the clearer backgroud of American history and the next post will be about the important places in Philadelphia such as Liberty Bell, Indepence Hall, Old State House, etc.
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