American Symbols
National Seal
•July 4, 1776:
Benjamin Franklin,
John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson
•Evidence of an
independent
nation
•Free people
•High aspirations
and grand hopes
for the future
American Flag
•1777
•# of stars has changed
over years
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
•Arlington, Virginia
•Faces Washington DC
•World War I
Arlington Cemetery
•Honors men and women who served in the
Armed Forces
•Approximately 260,000 people buried there
•Approximately 5,400 buried there each year
The Vietnam Wall
•Recognizes and honors the men and women
who served in the Vietnam War
Bald Eagle
•National bird
•Strength
•Courage
•Freedom
•Immortality
• Piebald~ an
old word,
meaning
"marked with
white"
The Liberty Bell
•Symbol of
freedom
•Rung after the
Declaration of
Independence
was signed
The U.S. Capitol
•Home of: House of Representatives and the Senate
Supreme Court
•Since 1935
The White House
•Official residence of the President
The Lincoln Memorial
•Honors the 16th
President
•All people free
Jefferson Memorial
•Author of
Declaration of
Independence
Mount Rushmore
•South
Dakota
•Symbolize
the growth
of the
country
The Washington Monument
•Honors the
father of our
country
•George
Washington
Statue of Liberty
•Gift from
France
•Symbols
friendship and
democracy
Websites
•http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithvil
le.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/amsymbols.html
•http://www.texaslre.org/asymbols/sym
bolsgameintro.html (GAME)
•http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/