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• 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 will

The 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!

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]

Great Seal of USA

Great Seal of USA

Historical Monuments

Mount Rushmore

• George Washington• Thomas Jefferson• Theodore Roosevelt• Abraham Lincoln

Uncle Sam

Liberty – Ideas as Symbols

Freedom- Ideas as Symbols

Freedom

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.htmlhttp://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