Carpenters' Hall Video Lesson -
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Published on: 9/9/2009
Last Visited: 9/9/2009
Benjamin Franklin's home
Carpenters' Hall
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The second floor of Carpenters' Hall was taken up by The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin.
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Bonvouloir was a French spy who met secretly with Benjamin Franklin and John Jay for three nights on the second floor of Carpenters' Hall in December 1775.
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They should know who Benjamin Franklin was with regard to his basic contributions to American politics, science, and society.
Suggested Activity Before Viewing, "Predicting" Carpenters' Hall: After briefly reviewing previously learned knowledge about the American Revolution and Benjamin Franklin, place a transparency of Carpenters' Hall on an overhead projector.
Tell the students that Carpenters' Hall was in the center of Philadelphia and across the street from Benjamin Franklin's home in the 1700s, around the time of the American Revolution.
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A. Christ Church, Independence Hall (The State House), Benjamin Franklin's home
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A. Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Bonvouloir
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Do you think the Revolutionary War would have been won had Bonvouloir never met with Benjamin Franklin and John Jay in 1775?