1. The United States of America: freedom, courage and justice

2. Founding Fathers

3. Famous Quotations: “Give me liberty or give me death!”
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
“Every man has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

4. Historical Documents Declaration of Independence-July 4, 1776
US Constitution
Bill of Rights

5. Freedom, Equality, Justice

6. Ways to honor and remember our Founding Fathers

7. The Statue of Liberty

8. Melting Pot
In the late 1800s there was a mass immigration of people from European countries. They formed the American culture by combining their WASP backgrounds and customs from their homelands. Most American holidays and customs of today are of European origin.

9. Salad Bowl
The USA is so culturally diverse, that today you can commonly see people of all nations. It is now called a salad bowl because while the cultures are mixed, many people like to keep their own unique customs and identities rather than blending into the soup with everyone else.

10. National Anthem & Patriotic Songs
The Star Spangled Banner is the official National Anthem
God Bless America
My Country ‘tis of Thee
America the Beautiful
Pledge of Allegiance

11. Education: free education for all
Preschool (private)
Elementary School (includes kindergarten)
Middle School/Junior High School
Senior High School
College/ University (high tuition, though public schools are cheaper)
Government funding through taxpayers
Free lunch program
Wide variety of Scholarships
Personal University experience

12. Holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter
These are the 3 major holidays that everyone must go home to celebrate.

13. American Food

14. Sports

15. Family life
Independent- pay own education, buy own house, make your own way in the world
Desire to do the right thing, help others, Christian character
Based on love, not on money or dependence
Freedom in making own decisions about life, career and love

16. America: my country, my life, my home