the USA-symbols.ppt
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the USA: symbols
National anthem National Floral Emblem - The Rose Mount Rushmore The Washington Monument The Statue of Liberty Uncle Sam American flag The Liberty Bell Main symbols of the country Bald eagle The Great Seal The White House The Supreme Court Building The U. S. Capitol
anthem on March 3, 1931, the American Congress proclaimed it as the national anthem The Star-Spangled Banner 1814 Francis Scott Key
The 13 stars Motto: "Out of Many, One" the 13 red and white stripes the original 13 British colonies 1782 13 arrows – the power for war The olive branch – peace 13 leaves and 13 olive berries - the 13 original British colonies
Flag of the United States Adopted: July 4, 1960 (current 50 -star version) The fifty stars represent the 50 states the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies Blue stands for perseverance, justice and vigilance Red stands for valor and hardiness White stands for purity Nicknames : the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory, " "The Star-Spangled Banner"
original 13 -star version Adopted June 14, 1777
The Bald Eagle strength, courage, freedom, and immortality
The Liberty Bell rang when the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence freedom
The Rose official flower of the United States 1986 love, beauty, war, and politics
Uncle Sam a symbol for the United States a tall, white-haired man with a goatee. He is often dressed in red, white, and blue, and wears a top hat. The barrels were labeled "U. S. “ - "Uncle Sam" the War of 1812 Samuel Wilson a businessman, supplied the U. S. Army with beef
The U. S. Capitol in Washington, DC the home of the House of Representatives and the Senate since 1800
The White House Washington, DC Built in 1800 the official residence of all the presidents of the United States (except George Washington, 1789 – 1797)
The Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC near the Capitol the Supreme Court since 1935
Mount Rushmore the Black Hills of South Dakota, the faces of four great U. S. Presidents
George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln
The Statue of Liberty (formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World) in New York symbolizes freedom throughout the world a gift from the people of France
a burning torch represents liberty a woman escaping the chains of tyranny the seven rays of her crown symbolize the seven seas and continents a tablet with the date "July 4, 1776" - the day the United States declared its independence from England
The Washington Monument in Washington, DC honors the "Father of our Country, “ George Washington Fifty flags surround the base of the Washington Monument - the 50 states the Reflecting Pool
If you’d like to know more about symbols of the USA see the following site: • http: //bensguide. gpo. gov/3 -5/symbols/
the USA-symbols.ppt