American Holidays

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American Holidays

• How much do you know about our cultural
  celebrations?

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Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?

• July 4th was the day that Columbus landed in the
  Americas.
• On that day in 1800, Henry Ford invented the
  Model T automobile.
• July 4th, 1776 was the day that the Declaration
  of Independence was signed.
• Fireworks are beautiful, and so is our country!

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• July 4th, 1776 was the day that the Founding
  Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence,
  declaring the America as an independent nation,
  free from British rule.

To read the Declaration of Independence, click on
the picture above!
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Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. on
his birthday?

• Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most
  notable men to fight for African-American civil
  rights and equality.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. invented the hot dog.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. led an American army in
  the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American
  Revolution.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. invented the telephone.

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• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to
  celebrate the work he did in the 1960s as part of
  the Civil Rights Movement in America, fighting
  for the equality of African-American citizens.

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When we celebrate Thanksgiving, what historical
event are we remembering?

• Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas.
• The first baseball game.
• The feast in which the Pilgrims and the Indians
  celebrated the new settlement in America.
• George Washington becoming the first president of
  the United States.

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• Thanksgiving celebrates the first harvest feast
  between the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims
  during the settlers first year in America.

To learn more about the Pilgrims and the First
Thanksgiving, click the picture above!
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Which presidents do we celebrate on Presidents
Day?

• George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

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• On February 22, we celebrate the lives of two of
  Americas most respected presidents, George
  Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
• To learn more about these two men, click on their
  pictures!

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Summary

• This PowerPoint satisfies the K.1.b SOL in
  History and Social Science, which states
• History
• K.1 The student will recognize that history
  describes events and people of other times and
  places by
• identifying examples of past events in legends,
  stories, and historical accounts of Pocahontas,
  George Washington, Betsy Ross, and Abraham
  Lincoln
• identifying the people and events honored by the
  holidays of Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King,
  Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Independence Day
  (Fourth of July).
• Clearly, this quiz would serve as a great
  introduction into the discussion of cultural
  holidays, heroes, and famous historical events.
  For kindergarten, it will be interesting to see
  how many of the children actually know the
  answers to these questions about why they
  experience the celebrations that they do!

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