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America's National Symbols
MARQUISHA KIRBY 6th Grade Yakely
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Bald Eagle
  • The bald eagle is a large, powerful, brown bird
    with a white head and tail. The term "bald" does
    not mean that this bird lacks feathers. Instead,
    it comes from the word piebald, an old word,
    meaning "marked with white."
  • The bald eagle was made the national bird of the
    United States in 1782. The image of the bald
    eagle can be found in many places in the U.S. The
    Founding Fathers wanted to choose an animal that
    was unique to the United States. For six years,
    the members of Congress engaged in a dispute over
    what the national emblem should be. As a result
    of the debate, the bald eagle was chosen because
    it symbolized strength, courage, freedom, and
    immortality and that it would look much better as
    our national symbol.
  • When Europeans first arrived on the North
    American continent in the 1600's, there were an
    estimated 25,000 to 50,000 bald eagles, but
    populations have since dropped for many reasons.
    Many eagles were captured for getting too close
    to poultry or fishing nets some were captured
    for falconry and many eagles were poisoned by
    pesticides. In 1967, the bald eagle was included
    on the Endangered Species List. Federal laws,
    such as the Bald Eagle Protection Act, protect
    the bald eagle and have led to the recovery of
    bald eagle populations, such as on the Great
    Seal, Federal agency seals, the President's flag,
    and on the one-dollar bill.

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U.S. Flag
  • The U.S. flag has undergone many changes since
    the first official flag of 1777. On June 14,
    1777, the Continental Congress passed the first
    Flag Act, which said that the flag would be made
    up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes
    and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars
    have been added to the flag as new states join
    the union. Currently, the flag contains 50 stars.
  • Ever wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue?
    While the flag's colors did not have a specific
    meaning at the time, the colors were significant
    for the Great Seal of 1782.
  • White Signifies purity and innocence
  • Red Signifies valor and bravery
  • Blue Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and
    justice
  • Why stars and stripes? Stars are considered a
    symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to
    which man has aspired from time immemorial the
    stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating
    from the sun.
  • The U.S. flag has undergone many changes since
    the first official flag of 1777. On June 14,
    1777, the Continental Congress passed the first
    Flag Act, which said that the flag would be made
    up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes
    and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars
    have been added to the flag as new states join
    the union. Currently, the flag contains 50 stars.
  • Ever wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue?
    While the flag's colors did not have a specific
    meaning at the time, the colors were significant
    for the Great Seal of 1782.
  • White Signifies purity and innocence
  • Red Signifies valor and bravery
  • Blue Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and
    justice
  • Why stars and stripes? Stars are considered a
    symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to
    which man has aspired from time immemorial the
    stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating
    from the sun.
  • The U.S. flag has undergone many changes since
    the first official flag of 1777. On June 14,
    1777, the Continental Congress passed the first
    Flag Act, which said that the flag would be made
    up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes
    and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars
    have been added to the flag as new states join
    the union. Currently, the flag contains 50 stars.
  • Ever wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue?
    While the flag's colors did not have a specific
    meaning at the time, the colors were significant
    for the Great Seal of 1782.
  • White Signifies purity and innocence
  • Red Signifies valor and bravery
  • Blue Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and
    justice
  • Why stars and stripes? Stars are considered a
    symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to
    which man has aspired from time immemorial the
    stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating
    from the sun.

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The Great Seal
  • On July 4, 1776, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,
    and Thomas Jefferson were given the task of
    creating a seal for the United States of America.
    The delegates of the Constitutional Convention
    believed an emblem and national coat of arms
    would be evidence of an independent nation and a
    free people with high aspirations and grand hopes
    for the future.
  • The Great Seal was finalized and approved six
    years later on June 20, 1782. The seal reflects
    the beliefs and values that the Founding Fathers
    wanted to pass on to their descendents.
  • In the center of the seal is an bald eagle, our
    national bird. It holds in its beak a scroll
    inscribed E pluribus unum, which is Latin meaning
    "out of many, one" and stands for one nation that
    was created from 13 colonies. In one claw is an
    olive branch, while the other holds a bundle of
    thirteen arrows. The olive branch and arrows
    "denote the power of peace and war

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The Liberty Bell
  • Cast in London, England in 1752, the Liberty Bell
    rang when the Continental Congress signed the
    Declaration of Independence and has become the
    symbol of freedom in the United States. The bell
    weighs about 2000 pounds and is made mostly of
    copper (70) and tin (25). Made for the
    Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall),
    the Bell Bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania
    Assembly in 1751 to commemorate the 50-year
    anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of
    Privileges. Shortly after its arrival in
    Philadelphia the Bell cracked. Local craftsmen
    recast the bell using the metal from the old
    bell, but this one also proved defective. A third
    was cast by John Pass and John Stowe. On June 7,
    1753, the bell was hung in the tower of
    Independence Hall however, during the American
    Revolution, in 1777, British troops captured
    Philadelphia. For safekeeping, the bell was moved
    to Zion's Reformed Church in Allentown,
    Pennsylvania. It was returned to Philadelphia in
    1778.

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The White House
  • Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in
    Washington, DC, the White House is one of the
    most popular tourist attractions in the country.
    The White House has been the official residence
    of all the presidents of the United States with
    the exception of George Washington. Washington
    served from 1789 to 1797. By the time the White
    House was completed in 1800, John Adams was
    President. The house was rebuilt and restored
    after it was burned by the British in August
    1814.
  • The White House has six floors--two basements,
    two public floors, and two floors for the First
    Family. Visitors who tour the White House are
    able to see the most beautiful and historic rooms
    in the house including the East Room, the Green
    Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room, and the State
    Dining Room. These rooms are used by the
    President and First Lady to entertain guests and
    to receive leaders of other countries. The Oval
    Office is where the President does the business
    of the country--signing bills and Executive
    Orders and meeting with staff, visitors, and
    guests.

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Mount Rushmore
  • In the Black Hills of South Dakota, stands the
    national memorial, Mount Rushmore, created by
    Gutzon Borglum. It was designed as a testament to
    the growth of the country and its great leaders.
    This magnificent rock carving depicts the 60-foot
    high (18.3 m) faces of four great U.S.
    Presidents. They are
  • George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore
    Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln
  • Borglum started drilling into the 6,200-foot
    mountain in 1927 however, he died in 1941 before
    it could be completed. The head of Washington was
    completed first, followed by Jefferson and
    Lincoln. Roosevelt's head was unfinished when
    Borglum died. The memorial was finished later
    that year by his son, Lincoln. Borglum's original
    design was a sculpture of the four presidents to
    their waists, but time and money only provided
    for their heads. A similar memorial honoring
    Crazy Horse, the Oglala Sioux chief, is currently
    under development nearby.

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The Statue of Liberty
  • Located in New York, at 151 feet (46 meters) tall
    (305 feet including base and pedestal), the
    Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom throughout
    the world. Its formal name is Liberty
    Enlightening the World. The Statue was actually a
    gift from the people of France.
  • The statue, made of copper sheets with an iron
    framework, depicts a woman escaping the chains of
    tyranny, which lie at her feet. Her right hand
    holds aloft a burning torch that represents
    liberty. Her left hand holds a tablet inscribed
    with the date "July 4, 1776" (in Roman numerals),
    the day the United States declared its
    independence from England. She is wearing flowing
    robes and the seven rays of her spiked crown
    symbolize the seven seas and continents.
  • Near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is
    Ellis Island. This island served as an immigrant
    station and a temporary shelter for people coming
    to the U.S. from other countries. Between 1892
    and 1954, approximately 12 million people passed
    through Ellis Island seeking refuge, freedom and
    opportunity. The main building on Ellis Island is
    now a museum dedicated to the history of the
    Ellis Island Immigration Station.

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The U.S. Capitol
  • Built on a hill popularly called Capitol Hill in
    Washington, DC, the U.S. Capitol has been the
    home of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate since 1800.
  • In March 1792, a design contest was announced to
    design the U.S. Capitol. All of the 16 plans
    submitted were rejected. A late entry by William
    Thornton, amateur architect from the British West
    Indies, was accepted in fall 1792. President
    Washington liked it because of its "grandeur,
    simplicity and convenience."
  • The iron dome, also white, is surmounted by a
    statue of a woman representing Freedom, by the
    American sculptor Thomas Crawford. The height of
    the Capitol from the baseline on the east front
    to the top of the statue is 287.5 ft (87.6 m).
  • Take a virtual tour of the U.S. Capitol from the
    U.S. Senate. You can learn more about the history
    of the Capitol from the Architect of the Capitol.

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Bibliography
http//bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/flag.html
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageFreiheitsstatue
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http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageUSCapitol.jpg
http//en.wkipedia.org/wiki/White_House
http//www.atozkidsstuff.com/symbols.html
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