Transcript United States Patriotic Symbols

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What am I?
• I am a bird that represents the United States.
• You can find me on most official seals of the
United States, including the seal of the President
of the United States.
I am a….
Bald Eagle
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What am I?
• Betsy Ross is believed to have sewn one of the
first in our country.
• I once had only 13 white stars on a blue
background. Now I have 50, each representing
a state.
• I have red and white stripes, representing each of
the 13 original colonies.
I am ….
The
American
Flag
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What am I?
• I am located in Washington, D.C., our nation’s
capital.
• I am a monument that honors George
Washington, the “Father” of our country.
• I am shaped like an obelisk.
• At the time of my construction, I was the tallest
building in the world.
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I am ….
The
Washington
Monument
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What am I?
• I am located in New York City, in New York
Harbor.
• I welcome all visitors, immigrants and Americans
returning from far away.
• I represent a woman, dressed in a robe and a
spiked crown.
• I hold a stone tablet with the date of our
country’s birth, and a torch.
• I was a gift from France in 1886.
I am ….
The
Statue of
Liberty
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What am I?
• I am a promise, or oath.
• I am recited at public events and in public
schools.
• People face the flag and place their hand over
their heart when they recite me.
I am ….
The
Pledge of
Allegiance
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Why are these national symbols
important?
DeMarsico, D. (1958). Mrs. Claire Cumberbatch, of 1303 Dean St., leader of the Bedford-Stuyvesant group
protesting alleged "segregated" school, leads oath of allegiance. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs.
Horydczak, T. (ca. 1920-ca. 1950). Washington Monument. Horydczak on top of Washington Monument
II. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Horydczak Collection .
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith. (c1886). The Bartholdi Statue--Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor--Presented to the
United States by citizens of France. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Popular Graphic Arts.
Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances)
Collection.
Sexton, S. (1900-1930). Bald eagle. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances)
Collection.
Unknown. (1935-1942). Airplane on battleship deck with American flag in foreground. Library of Congress: American
Memory, America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945.
Unknown. (c1893). Laying corner stone, Washington Monument / The Knapp Co. lith., N.Y. Library of Congress: Prints
& Photographs.
Unknown. (c1904). Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. . Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Detroit
Publishing Company Collection.