Fantastic Two: A road trip in the United States

by: Haley Silverman and Alisa Finkbeiner

Mapquest

• Total Time: 101 hours 39 minutes• Total Milage: 6184.06 miles

Philadelphia

Newport, Rhode Island

Washington D.C.

Nashville, Tennessee

Yellowstone, Colorado

Newport Lighthouse

Yellowstone National Park

Spy Museum

Philadelphia

Philadelphia in the 1700’s

Philadelphia now

How Tocqueville Saw It

Quotes about Appearance:“If I had to class human miseries, I should put them in this order: 1st. Illnesses. 2nd. Death. 3rd. Doubt.” "This city of 200,000 souls resembles none of those that I have seen up to now. It is of a regularity that

one is tempted to find too perfect. Not a street but traverses the entire city in one direction or another; and all of them are laid out with geometric precision. All the edifices are neat, kept up with extreme care, and have all the freshness of new buildings. It's a charming city, very favorable to those who have no carriage, since all the streets are bordered with wide side- walks; and its sole defect, I repeat, is to be monotonous in its beauty."

"Philadelphia is an immense city. You can convince yourself of it for it occupies the entire space between the Delaware and the Schuikil [sic]. All the houses are of brick, and without portes cocheres following the English custom, and the streets straight as a string. The regularity is tiresome but very convenient. Philadelphia is, I believe, the only city in the world where it has occurred to people to distinguish the streets by numbers and not by names. The system of streets is so regular that, starting from the Delaware where it is Street No. 1, one goes up number by number all the way to the Schuikil.”

“I am living at Street No. 3. Don't you find that only a people whose imagination is frozen could invent such a system? Europeans never fail to join an idea to each external object, be it a saint, a famous man, an event. But these people here know only arithmetic.“

How Tocqueville Saw ItQuotes about Blacks and Whites:“Mr. Smith, a very well-informed and able Quaker of Philadelphia told us today that he

was perfectly convinced that the Negroes were of the same race as us, just as a black cow is of the same race as a white one. The Negroes were of the same race as us, just as a black cow is of the same race as a white one. The Negro children show as much intelligence as the white ones; often they learn faster. We asked him if the blacks had citizens' rights. He answered, "Yes, in law, but they cannot present themselves at the poll.”

Quotes about Seasons:“The autumn here is admirable, the sky pure and sparkling as on the most beautiful

summer days. The woods have a very much more varied foliage than in Europe at the same time of year. All the shades of red and green are mingled together; this is really the moment when America appears in all her glory.”

History of Philadelphia

Important Events:1. 1776, the most well known event occurred in

Philadelphia, the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

Physical Environment Impacts

Two People Who Influenced Community

• Benjamin Franklin influenced the Philadelphia society through press, editorials, and strong words. Some of his inventions now originate from Philadelphia, and certain important historical landmarks. For example, Join or Die the political cartoon, and the rocking chair.

• On the topic of rocking chairs, Betsy Ross also influenced the Philadelphia community. She sat along side George Washington and many other famous men. She helped to inspire many people who lived through the Revolution. Most importantly, was her work on the flag. Her hard work and dedication was very patriotic. Continuing on, she lived in Philadelphia her whole life, and the only records of her home are in Philadelphia.

What Philadelphia Has to Offer

Proposal/Conclusion