Transcript Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag

Red, White, and Blue:
The Story of the American Flag
Second Grade Reading
Unit 6 – Story 2
Vocabulary
•freedom
•flag
•stripes
•stars
•nicknames
•birthday
•America
•Congress
•American
Revolution
•colonies
freedom
•Being able to do, say, and
think as you please.
flag
•A piece of colored cloth
with stars or other
symbols on it.
stripes
•A long, narrow band of
color.
stars
•A shape that has five or
six points.
nicknames
•A name used instead of
real names.
birthday
•The day that you were
born, celebrated each
year.
America
•Another name for North
America or the United
States.
Congress
•The national lawmaking
group of the United
States.
American Revolution
•War in which the thirteen
America colonies gained
their freedom from
England.
colonies
•Groups of people who left
their own land to settle in
another land.
Amazing Words
•history
•independence
•symbol
•patriotic
•unfurl
•frayed
•allegiance
•indivisible
history
•All that has happened in the
life of a people, a country,
or a field of study such as
science or art.
independence
•Freedom from being
controlled by other people
or countries.
symbol
•Something, such as a
sign, a mark, or an object
that stands for something
else.
patriotic
•When someone shows
love and loyalty to his or
her country.
unfurl
•To unroll or spread
something out.
frayed
•To be worn away on the
edges, and threads are
hanging loose.
allegiance
• Loyalty or faithfulness a person
feels to his or her country, a
leader, a friend, or family.
indivisible
•Cannot be divided, or
separated into parts.
The Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
Of the United States of America,
And to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation under God, indivisible,
With liberty and justice for all.
— The Pledge of Allegiance, 1892
Francis Bellamy (1856-1931)
The Betsy Ross Flag
• Since there was no official flag during the first year
of the United States, there were a great number of
homespun flag designs. This flag is without question
the most well known of those. There are many
reasons why this flag is confused with the first
official U.S. flag
The First Official United States Flag
• This 13-Star Flag became the Official United States Flag on June14th,
1777 and is the result of the congressional action that took place on
that date. Much evidence exists pointing to Congressman Francis
Hopkinson as the person responsible for its design. The only President
to serve under this flag was George Washington. This Flag was to last
for a period of 18 years.
• Each star and stripe represented a Colony of which there were
thirteen, united nearly one year earlier by the Declaration of
Independence. The thirteen Colonies are listed below with the date
that each ratified the Constitution and became a State.
The Star Spangled Banner,
the 15 Star Flag
• This Flag became the Official United States Flag on May
1st,1795. Two stars were added for the admission of Vermont
(the 14th State on March 4th, 1791) and Kentucky (the 15th
State on June 1st, 1792, and was to last for 23 years. The five
Presidents who served under this flag were; George
Washington (1789-1797), John Adams (1797-1801), Thomas
Jefferson (1801-1809), James Madison (1809-1817), and
James Monroe (1817-1825).
See more flags of the United States
• http://www.usflag.org/history/historic
flags.html