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1. Preview: NATIONAL SYMBOLS • What comes to mind when you think of National Symbols? What do you think is the top three? pg 6

2. Pondering Patriotism National Landmarks, Traditions and Holidays

3. July 8, 1776, Liberty Bell ringing out from the tower of Independence Hall Summoning the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/more/virtual.htm

4. Star Spangled BannerAmerican National Anthem Officially made the national anthem by Congress in 1931 On Sept. 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in Chesapeake Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, who had been captured after the burning of Washington, DC. The release was secured, but Key was detained on ship overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the forts defending Baltimore. In the morning, he was so delighted to see the American flag still flying over the fort that he began a poem to commemorate the occasion

5. Thanksgiving In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. This harvest meal has become a symbol of cooperation and interaction between English colonists and Native Americans

6. American Flag adopted 1960. 50 states 13 colonies http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/wallofshame.htm

7. 1843 wagon train, dubbed "the great migration" kicked off a massive move west on the Oregon Trail. Oregon Trail The places we now know as Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah would probably not be a part of the United States today were it not for the Oregon Trail.

8. On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. • Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream.

9. Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World • Gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States • Universal symbol of freedom and democracy. • The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924

10. Abolitionist Movement Often called the antislavery movement, it sought to end the enslavement of Africans and people of African descent in Europe.

11. The Bald Eagle The fierce beauty and proud independence symbolizes the strength and freedom of America."

12. Freedom • Freedom remains the sole basis for American society as we know it. Without freedom the great nation of America would have never been founded We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

13. Uncle Sam U.S • Uncle Sam is a symbol of • Freedom • Equality • Justice

17. Glossary • Landmark • A prominent object on land that serves as a guide; a landscape feature marking an important place (e.g. a historical landmark)

18. Famous Places & Spaces • Label each state with it’s capital • Color or outline the 13 colonies with BLUE • Write the number in RED of each event on the spot on the map where it is located or happened.