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American Symbols
Click on the map of the
United States to go on to the
next slide
What do these 3 Objects have in common?
CLICK HERE to find out
After working through this slide show you will be able to:
•Label 3 American symbols
•Paraphrase why they are important
•Indicate what year they were establishedClick the bird
to continue
MENU
American flag
Great Seal of the U.S.
Bald Eagle Click on
the pictures to learn the
information about
each symbol
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUIZ AFTER READING
ALL THE INFORMATION
Click the Eagle to learn more
American Flag
•Betsy Ross hand sowed the first US Flag in 1777
•The flag has 13 stripes and 50 stars
•The American flag has had many changes since Best Ross sowed the first flag
•The original flag only had 13 stars for the 13 colonies, we added more stars when we received more states
American Flag
Click on the Eagle to read about the American Flag
QUIZ HINT!!!!!!!What do the
Strips mean on the American
flag?Look for the answer
to the question!Click Here to go back to the MENU
The Great Seal of the United States
•On July 4, 1776, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were given the task of creating a seal
•The Great Seal was finished six years later on June 20, 1782.
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Great seal of the united states
•In the center of the Seal is the Bald Eagle our nations bird
•eagle holds a scroll in its beak
• The eagle holds an olive branch in its left claw
• A bundle of thirteen arrows in its right claw.
•The olive branch and arrows are symbols for the power of peace and war.
CLICK HERE to see a picture of the Great
Seal
CLICK the PICTURE to go back to the MENU!
Bald Eagle
•The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of American
• Chosen because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks.
• Also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent.
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reading!
Bald eagle
•On the backs of our gold coins, the silver dollar, the half dollar and the quarter, we see an eagle with outspread wings.
• It is also on Great Seal of the United States and in many places which are interpreters of our nation's authority we see the same emblem.
• The eagle represents freedom. Click here to go back to the MENU!
QUIZ!CLICK QUIZ TO
BEGIN
What does the Bald eagle represent?
Freedom
Flight
Hard Work
What does The great seal have a picture of in the center?
BALD EAGLE
AMERICAN FLAG
PICTURE OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON
What Do the Stripes stand of on the american Flag?
The large amount of land in the United
States
The Original 13 Colonies
Nothing, it just looked nice with the stars
GREAT JOB!Click
the star to move on!
Citations
• http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle9.html
• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/USA_Seal.html
• http://www.fun-facts.org.uk/america/american-flag.htm
• http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/sym_flag.htm
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