The National Archives by WILL
By WILL
We visited the National Archives, which is a building where important documents from America's history are kept.
We saw the three Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These are what set the rails for the train called the United States of America.
The Declaration of Independence is a document declaring our independence from England. It is very famous, but it's very faded because it was not well taken care of until they realized its importance. The room the documents are displayed in is very dim, so that it won't fade them even more.
The Constitution is a document setting the stage for the government of the United States. It tells us that there will be three parts of the government, the Legislative, the Judicial, and the Executive.
The Bill of Rights lays the foundation for our privileges and our rights. Rights like voting, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.
I liked it a lot.
