Americana

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Americana

• By Michelle Sonefelt
• Starr Elementary School

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Symbols of America

• The White House
• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The American Flag

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History of the White House

• Commissioned by George Washington in 1790.
• Designed by Charlestonian James Hoban.
• Construction began in 1792.
• Construction completed in 1800.
• Destroyed by fire in 1814.
• Later rebuilt.

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Where is the White House and Who lives in the
White House?

• 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC
• The President of the United States
• The Presidents family
• The Presidents pets

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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.

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Terms to Know of the Pledge of Allegiance

• Allegiance-Agreement between countries or people
  to work together in doing something
• Republic-Form of government which authority
  belongs to the people
• Indivisible-Not able to be divided

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Flag Colors

• Red-valor
• White-purity
• Blue-justice

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Birthday of the Flag

• July 4, 1776

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Parts of the Flag

• 7 Red Stripes
• 6 White Stripes
• 50 stars on a blue background

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The United States Flag

• The stripes stand for the thirteen original
  colonies
• An upside down flag means distress or danger

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Names for the Flag

• Stars and Stripes
• Old Glory
• Star Spangled Banner
• The Red, White, and Blue

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Assignment due date

• Will be added at a later time

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How to contact me

• Sonefeltm_at_anderson3.k12.sc.us

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Credits

• Most photos are courtesy of the Library of
  Congress
• Library of Congress