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The American Flag (True Books, American Symbols)
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to American
Flag in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. What are the nicknames for the United States flag?
Old Glory, the Stars and Stripes, and the Star-Spangled Banner.
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2. What was the Grand Union flag?
A flag designed by the American colonies in 1775. Read
more.
3. What did the first U.S. flag look
like?
It had thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen white stars
on a blue background. Read
more.
4. What do the colors of the U.S. flag
represent?
The U.S. flag is red, white, and blue: red represents courage;
white represents purity or goodness; and blue represents justice.
5. On what day of the year does the
United States celebrate Flag Day?
June 14. Read
more.
6. Today, how does the U.S. flag change
when a state is admitted to the Union?
A new star is added to the flag. Read
more.
7. How many stars and stripes does the
U.S. flag have today?
50 stars and 13 stripes. Read
more.
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Allegiance: Devotion, loyalty
Colony: Region of land ruled by a foreign country
Justice: Fair treatment for all
Pledge: Promise
Resolution: The act of coming to a decision
Symbol: Something that stands for another thing
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
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a. What are the words to the 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.
b. What is the name of the first official
flag of Great Britain?
The Union Jack. Read
more.
c. What year was your state admitted
to the United States?
Answers will vary. Read
more.
d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more.
e. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about the
American Flag:
The
Flag of the United States of America
History
of the Flags of the United States of America (plus State Flags)
National
Flag Day Foundation, Inc.
Betsy
Ross Home Page
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The National Anthem (True Books, American Symbols)
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to National
Anthem in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. What is the name of the national anthem of the United States?
The Star-Spangled Banner. Read
more.
2. Who did the United States fight against
in the War of 1812?
Great Britain. Read
more.
3. What event during the War of 1812
inspired the writing of the U.S. national anthem?
The Battle of Fort McHenry. Read
more.
4. Who wrote the national anthem of
the United States?
Francis Scott Key. Read
more.
5. What happened on March 3, 1931?
The Star-Spangled Banner was made the official national anthem
of the United States. Read
more.
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Anthem: Song of praise or loyalty
Gallantly: Bravely
Gleaming: Shining
Ramparts: Walls of a fort
Spangled: Covered with something
Twilight: Time of day just before dark
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
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a. What are the words of the national anthem?
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the rampart's we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?
And the Rockets red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there.
O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet waive,
O'er the Land of the free and the home of the brave?
b. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more.
c. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about the
National Anthem:
Fort
McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
The
National Anthem (Baltimore County Public Library)
Star-Spangled
Banner (Smithsonian Institution)
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The Statue of Liberty (True Books, American Symbols)
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to Statue
of Liberty in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. In what year did the United States become a free and independent
country?
1783. Read
more.
2. Which country gave the Statue of
Liberty to the United States?
France. Read
more.
3. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
On Bedloe's Island at the front of New York Harbor. Read
more.
4. What does the broken chain at the
feet of the Statue of Liberty represent?
America's newly won freedom from Great Britain. Read
more.
5. What does the Statue of Liberty hold
in her right hand?
A torch. Read
more.
6. What does the Statue of Liberty hold
in her left hand?
A tablet. Read
more.
7. When was the Statue of Liberty dedicated
to the people of the United States?
October 28, 1886. Read
more.
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Colossal: Huge
Enlighten: To inform
Immigrant: Person who leaves one country to settle in another
Independent: Self-governing; free
Scaffold: Temporary structure put up to support workers
while they repair a sculpture or building
Tablet: Sheet of metal, wood, or stone with worlds or designs
written on it
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
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a. Finish the poem, "Give me your tired, your poor
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore;
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Read
more.
b. How high is the Statue of Liberty
from base to torch?
305 feet high. Read
more.
c. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more.
d. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about the
Statue of Liberty:
Statue of Liberty
National Monument
The
Statue of Liberty Photo Tour
Liberty
State Park
Ellis
Island: American Family Immigration History Center
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The Bald Eagle (True Books, American Symbols)
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to Bald
Eagle in Depth
What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions:
1. What is the national emblem of the United States?
The Bald Eagle. Read
more.
2. What did Benjamin Franklin suggest
for the U.S. national emblem?
A wild turkey. Read
more.
3. What is the Great Seal of the United
States?
The Bald Eagle. Read
more.
4. What does the Great Seal have in
its feet?
An olive branch and thirteen arrows. Read
more.
5. Where did the bald eagle get its
name?
From the Old English word balde. Read
more.
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What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words:
Congress: Law-making branch of the United States Government
Emblem: Symbol; something that stands for an idea, belief,
or nation
Endangered: In danger of becoming extinct, or dying out
Refuge: Place where animals can live safely and not be
hunted or hurt by people
Symbol: Something that stands for another thing
Talons: Sharp claws
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Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark):
a. How many toes does a bald eagle have on each foot?
Four. Read more.
b. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence.
Answers will vary. Read
more.
c. Have a parent or friend give you
a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2.
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More Valuable Information about the
Bald Eagle:
Audubon:
Bald Eagle
American
Bald Eagle Information
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