US SYMBOLS

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US SYMBOLS

• Learn about US Symbols

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US FLAG

• The US Flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes.
• Stars50 states
• Stripes 13 colonies

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The original US Flag had 13 stars.
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US Flag

• Became an official symbol in 1777
• Flag Day is June 14
• The original flag as sewn by Betsy Ross
• George Washington designed it.
• Originally there were 13 stars. Stars were added
  for each new state.
• Now there are 50 stars.

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US Flag Colors

• Red Courage
• White Purity
• Blue Justice

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Star-Spangled Banner

• The National Anthem of the United States
• Banner is another word for flag.
• Francis Scott Key wrote the song in 1814.
• He wrote it after the War of 1812 between the US
  and England.
• In 1931 United States Congress declared
• The Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem.

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Pledge of Allegiance

• A promise by citizens to be loyal to the United
  States.
• It says that the union (50 states) cannot be
  divided.
• The words under God were added in 1954.

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Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is a huge bronze bell that
symbolizes freedom in the United States of
America. It is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Liberty Bell

• In 1751 Pennsylvania bought the Liberty Bell from
  England.
• It was bought to celebrate the colony's 50th
  anniversary.
• It cracked the first time it was wrung.
• It was melted down and rebuilt.
• It was rung to celebrate the Declaration of
  Independence.

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Liberty Bell

• In 1835 it cracked again.
• In 1839 they called it the Liberty Bell.
• The bell is now on display at the Pennsylvania
  State House in Philadelphia across from
  Independence Hall.

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Bald Eagle

• The bald eagle became the national symbol of the
  United States in 1782.

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Bald Eagle

• Soon after the United States won independence
  from England, the bald eagle was chosen as the
  national bird.
• The eagle represents strength and courage.
• The eagle at that time was found all over
  America.
• Today the bird has almost disappeared and was on
  the endangered species list. It is now a
  protected bird. This means it is illegal to hunt
  or kill a bald eagle.

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Great Seal of the United States

• The Great Seal of the United States was designed
  by Benjamin Franklin and adopted as a symbol of
  the US in 1782.

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Great Seal of the United States

• The Great Seal of the United States is used on
  official documents and treaties.
• You also see it on the dollar bill. The two
  circles are the two sides of the Great Seal.
• The Great Seal is kept by the Secretary of State.

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Mt. Rushmore National Memorial

• Mt. Rushmore is a huge sculpture of four US
  presidents. It is in South Dakota and was
  sculpted from 1927-1941.

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Mt. Rushmore National Memorial

• Mt. Rushmore is 6,200 feet high.
• There are four presidents carved into the
  mountain.
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Opened in 1941 to the public

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument is in Washington D.C. and
  was built to honor George Washington, the first
  president of the United States. It was built in
  1884.

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Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial is in Washington D.C. and
  honors President Lincoln, the 16th president of
  the United States. It opened to the public on
  1922.

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Statue of Liberty

• The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty
  Island in New York. It was a gift to the US from
  France in 1886. The statue symbolizes the land of
  freedom.

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Statue of Liberty

• Because of a special relationship between France
  and the United States, France wanted to present a
  monument to the US as a hundredth anniversary of
  the Declaration of Independence in 1876.
• In 1876, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi began to
  construct it.
• The statue was presented to the US in 1884 and
  put up in 1886.

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Statue of Liberty

• Height 305 feet/93 meters
• 354 steps to get up to the crown.
• There are 25 windows in the crown.
• It was brought from France in 350 pieces and
  re-assembled in the US.

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Ellis Island

• Ellis Island was an immigration station near the
  Statue of Liberty. People who came from Europe
  would see the statue as they came in on the ship.
  
• From 1984-1986 the statue was completely
  renovated.
• Today you can take a ferry from New York City
  (Manhattan) to Liberty Island to see the statue.

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St. Louis Gateway Arch

• The St. Louis Gateway Arch was built to
  commemorate westward expansion. It was built in
  1965. It is located in St. Louis, Missouri.

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White House

• The White House is the official home of the US
  President. It is located in Washington D.C. which
  is the capital of the United States. The first
  president who lived in the White House was John
  Adams in 1800.

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White House

• 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Washington D.C.
• It was from 1792-1800.
• George Washington never lived there because it
  wasnt finished.
• John Adams, the second president of the US was
  the first one to live there in 1800.
• It used to be called the Presidential Palace.
• Because it was burned in 1814 during the was of
  1812, it was repainted white to cover the burn
  marks. It then became The White House.

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Uncle Sam

• US Symbol often used as a symbol for joining the
  US Army.

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Uncle Sam

• Who is Uncle Sam?
• During the war of 1812, one of the meat packers
  that gave food to the soldiers was named Sam
  Wilson.
• On the food boxes there was a stamp that said
  U.S.
• Someone asked, who is U.S and as a joke they said
  U.S.Uncle Sam. Since then Uncle Sam means the US
  government.

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Symbol of the Three Branches of the US Government

• The three branches of the US Government are
• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative

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Executive Branch

• This is the President and Vice President of the
  United States
• The Executive Branch enforces laws.

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Legislative Branch

• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• U.S. Senators from each State
• U.S. Representatives from each Congressional
  District.
• The Legislative Branch makes the laws
• Congress is made up of 2 houses the Senate and
  the House of Representatives.

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Judicial Branch

• Supreme Court
• Interprets Laws.
• Supreme Court is the highest court in the nation.