National Symbols of the USA
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The document discusses several important American symbols including the Betsy Ross flag, the Great Seal of the United States depicted on the dollar bill which features 13 stars, stripes, arrows and olives representing the original 13 colonies, and the Liberty Bell and rose as the national flower.
National Symbols of the USA
- 2. White: purity, innocence. Red: valor and bravery Blue: Vigilance, justice. 1776 Betsy Ross Flag
- 3. symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial rays of light emanating from the sun.
- 6. 13 stars in the crest above the eagle 13 stripes in the shield upon the eagle's breast 13 arrows in the eagle's left claw 13 olives and leaves in the eagles' right claw 13 letters in the motto carried by the eagle, E Pluribus Unum
- 7. Eye of Providence Annuit Coeptis "He favors our undertakings. 1776 New Order of the Ages." It refers to 1776 as the beginning of the American new era. The Great Seal can be seen on the back of a one-dollar bill.
- 9. Liberty Bell the symbol of freedom in the United States
- 10. National Flower - Rose The rose became the official flower of the United States in 1986.