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SYMBOLS OF THE USA

SYMBOLS OF THE USA. Why do these images represent the USA?. USA: FLAG. FLAG. Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. America: My Country ‘TIS of Thee.

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SYMBOLS OF THE USA

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  1. SYMBOLS OF THE USA Why do these images represent the USA?

  2. USA: FLAG

  3. FLAG

  4. Declaration of Independence and US Constitution

  5. America: My Country ‘TIS of Thee • My country, 'tis of Thee,Sweet Land of LibertyOf thee I sing;Land where my fathers died,Land of the pilgrims' pride,From every mountain sideLet Freedom ring. • *** • My native country, thee,Land of the noble free,Thy name I love;I love thy rocks and rills,Thy woods and templed hills,My heart with rapture thrillsLike that above. • *** • Let music swell the breeze,And ring from all the treesSweet Freedom's song;Let mortal tongues awake;Let all that breathe partake;Let rocks their silence break,The sound prolong. • *** • Our fathers' God to Thee,Author of Liberty,To thee we sing,Long may our land be brightWith Freedom's holy light,Protect us by thy mightGreat God, our King. • Our glorious Land to-day,'Neath Education's sway,Soars upward still.Its hills of learning fair,Whose bounties all may share,Behold them everywhereOn vale and hill! • *** • Thy safeguard, Liberty,The school shall ever be,Our Nation's pride!No tyrant hand shall smite,While with encircling mightAll here are taught the RightWith Truth allied. • *** • Beneath Heaven's gracious willThe stars of progress stillOur course do sway;In unity sublimeTo broader heights we climb,Triumphant over Time,God speeds our way! • *** • Grand birthright of our sires,Our altars and our firesKeep we still pure!Our starry flag unfurled,The hope of all the world,In peace and light impearled,God hold secure!

  6. HAIL TO THE CHIEF • Hail to the Chief we have chosen for the nation,Hail to the Chief! We salute him, one and all.Hail to the Chief, as we pledge cooperationIn proud fulfillment of a great, noble call. Yours is the aim to make this grand country grander,This you will do, That's our strong, firm belief.Hail to the one we selected as commander,Hail to the President! Hail to the Chief![Repeat]

  7. Great Seal of USA

  8. Great Seal of USA

  9. Historical Monuments Mount Rushmore • George Washington • Thomas Jefferson • Theodore Roosevelt • Abraham Lincoln

  10. Uncle Sam

  11. Liberty – Ideas as Symbols

  12. Freedom- Ideas as Symbols

  13. Freedom

  14. Bibliography Architect of the Capitol http://www.aoc.gov/index.cfm for Freedom, Capitol Sites Google Images for flags, Uncle Sam, dollar bill, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html National Parks http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm for images of Liberty, Mount Rushmore White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Personal Photographs taken December, 2011 Washington DC

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