2. Click on the buttons to learn about our American Symbols Created by: dijobaker Edited by crlong

3. The Flag Red, white and blue. 50 stars = 50 states 13 stripes = first 13 colonies Betsy Ross was the first creator in 1776

4. The Statue of Liberty Gift from France New York Harbor 151 feet tall. Freedom and democracy

5. The Bald Eagle it symbolizes courage, strength, and freedom National emblem in 1782

6. The Liberty Bell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It rang when congress signed the Declaration of Independence. 2000 pounds 1846 a crack appeared.

7. Mount Rushmore Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln 60-foot high faces Created by Gutzon Borglum in the Black Hills of South Dakota

8. The White House President. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. George Washington didn’t live there Oval Office

9. Uncle Sam Congress adopted Uncle Sam as an official symbol in 1961 He is best known for his army recruiting posters, which said… I want you!

10. The Washington Monument George Washington. Weighs 90,854 tons. 556 feet tall. Mirrored in the reflecting pond

11. Lincoln Memorial Abraham Lincoln Dedicated on May 30, 1922 99 feet tall

12. National Capital Building Congress first met in the Capitol Building on November 17, 1800 209 feet lower than the Washington Monument Dome 8,909,200 lbs

13. Pearl Harbor: USS Arizona Fuel continues to leak December 7, 1941 1,177 crewmen lost

14. Jefferson Memorial Thomas Jefferson 129 feet tall Most photographed