The Story of the Stars & Stripes
Francis Scott Key
What is the most prominent symbol on the Great Seal?
The American Bald Eagle
What were American citizens responsible for providing for the Statue of Liberty?
A pedestal
What is the most important American ideal?
Faith in God
During what war was it written?
War of 1812
Where is the most common place to see the Great Seal?
Back of the $1 bill
What announced the first public reading of the DOI?
The Liberty Bell
The capitol of what state has a quotation from William Penn on the interior of the dome?
Pennsylvania
What do the stripes and stars represent?
Stripes - 13 original states
Stars - number of current states
What are the two objects on the reverse of the Great Seal?
pyramid = strength & duration
Eye of Providence
What are the official national tree and national flower
The Oak & The Rose
What does the American ideal of equality mean?
Every person has the same worth before the law
Near what Fort & in what city was it written?
Fort McHenry, Baltimore
What do the designs on a government seal represent?
Ideals that are important to that nation
Who wrote "God Bless America"?
Irving Berlin
What are some (2) differences Americans have to overcome in oder to achieve unity?
1. Different national backgrounds
2. Political differences
3. Living in different parts of the country
What year did Congress make it our national athem?
1931
What two latin phrases are on the reverse of the Great Seal and what do they mean?
Annuit Coeptis - God has favored our undertakings
Novus Ordo Seclorum - A new order of the ages
What was the origin of the name Uncle Sam?
War of 1812, meatpacker in NY stamped US on the barrels of meat he sent to the troops. They began saying that "Uncle Sam" was sending them gifts.
What are some (3) illustrations of the fact that freedom has reasonable limits?
1. Misuse a gun = lose the right to own one
2. Speech can't be false about another person
3. Speech can't promote rebellion/riot