Uncle Sam

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What do all these things have in common? Think,
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Symbols of America

• Communities Have History
• Second Grade

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Uncle Sam

• Sam Wilson lived in Massachusetts.
• He was a tall, bearded man who wore striped pants
  and a tall hat covered with stars and stripes.
• During the War of 1812 he gave barrels of meat to
  our army.

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The Bald Eagle

• The eagle is a symbol of power, chosen after the
  Revolutionary War.
• It is a great and powerful bird, just as our new
  nation was great and powerful.
• In 1782 the eagle was chosen as our national
  bird.

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The United States Flag

• Our flag stands for many things. The seven red
  and six white stripes stand for the original
  thirteen colonies. The 50 stars stand for 50
  states.
• Red stands for valor, white stands for goodness
  and blue stands for justice.

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Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson drafted the document between
  June 11 and June 28, 1776.
• Its final draft was dated July 4, 1776.
• The declaration explained why the 13 colonies
  were breaking ties with England.

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The Liberty Bell

• The Liberty Bell rang out on July 8, 1776 to
  announce the first reading of the Declaration of
  Independence.
• It is a symbol of freedom.
• It cracked two times- once in 1752 and again in
  1835.

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The Statue of Liberty

• The statue was a gift from France.
• It is a symbol of freedom and of friendship
  between France and the United States
• Sculptor Frederick Auguste Bartholdi made the
  statue.

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Symbols of America

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What do all these things have in common?
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Uncle Sam
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The Bald Eagle

• Eagles Online
• Bald Eagle- The USAs National Symbol

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The United States Flag

• The American Flag Page
• Flag of the United States of America

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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
Surfnets Declaration of Independence
Ernies Declaration of Independence
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Liberty Bell

• Liberty Bell
• Encyclopedia.com- Liberty Bell
• Liberty Bell- Are We There Yet?

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Statue of Liberty

• Statue of Liberty- Photo Tour
• The Gift of the Statue of Liberty
• Statue of Liberty A National Monument

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Glossary

• Breaking Ties - To no longer be friends.
• Colonies A group of people who go live in a new
  land but remain loyal to the country they came
  from.
• Document An official paper.
• Final Draft The copy of a paper that is ready
  to be published.
• Freedom The right to be free.
• Friendship Being friends with someone else.
• Goodness Being good.

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Glossary

• Justice Being fair. Treating everyone the same
  way.
• Massachusetts One of fifty states that is part
  of the United States of America.
• Nation A group of people who live in the same
  land and share the same government.
• Revolutionary War The war fought between the
  colonies and England for the rights of the people
  living in the colonies. It created the United
  States of America. It began in 1775 and ended in
  1781.

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Glossary

• Sculptor An artist who makes 3D representations
  out of solid substance. This could be clay,
  metal, wood or stone.
• Statue A representation of an animal or person
  that is made out of clay, metal, wood, or stone
  by an artist.
• Symbol A picture that represents something
  else.

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Glossary

• Valor Being brave at a very difficult time.
• War of 1812 This war was fought between the
  United States and England. It lasted from 1812
  until 1815.