1. Washington Monument

2. -Built to commemorate George Washington’s presidency -Made of marble, granite, and sandstone -World’s tallest stone structure -They began construction in 1884.

3. Lincoln Memorial

4. -Built to honor 16 th President Abraham Lincoln - It is located in Washington DC -The building is in a form of a temple. -There are inscriptions of two well known speeches of his. -MLK gave his “I have A Dream speech” here.

5. Uncle Sam

6. Common folklore holds that Uncle Sam's origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. The soldiers joked that these initials were a reference to the troops' meat supplier, (Uncle) Samuel Wilson of Troy, New York.New YorkSamuel WilsonTroy, New York The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam."87th United States Congress J. M. FlaggJ. M. Flagg's 1917 poster, based on the original British Lord Kitchener poster of three years earlier, was used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II. Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and veteran Walter Botts provided the pose.Lord Kitchener poster World War IWorld War II

7. Bald Eagle

8. -America’s national bird -Unique to North America -On the back of many US coins and the dollar bill -On the Seal of the President of the United States

9. Seal of the United States

10. -Seal is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the US government -First adapted in 1782 -13 arrows symbolizing 13 colonies and 13 olives on 13 olive branches -Olive branch stands for peace and the arrows symbolize war

11. Mount Rushmore

12. -A national memorial located in South Dakota -It represents the first 150 years of America’s history through the leadership of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln. -It took 14 years to carve the faces into the granite rock.