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Reader Response 1. What is the main idea of the section called Our Nation’s Songs? Tell two details that support the main idea. Use a graphic organizer like this one. Detail: Detail: by Alma Ransford Main Idea: 2. How do the headings prepare you for what is coming next in the selection? Give an example. 3. Two of the glossary words begin with the same prefix. Name the words and identify the prefix. What other words do you know that begin with that prefix? Name two and use each in a sentence. 4. Why do you think the scene described on page 6 inspired Francis Scott Key? Would it have inspired you? Why or why not? Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona
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A symbol is something that stands for something else. For example, if you see a sign with an “H” on it, you know a hospital is nearby. Symbols are all around us. There are many different types of symbols. Your school may have a mascot or special school colors. Symbols give us information, but they can also stand for ideas and ideals. Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd) Opener (TL) © Leif Skoogfors/Corbis, Opener (BR) ©Bill Ross/Corbis, Opener (CL)©Francis G. Mayer/Corbis; 1 (R) ©Jeff Vanuga/Corbis, 1 (L) © Leif Skoogfors/Corbis; 3©Patrick Roncen/Corbis; 4 ©Bruce Burkhardt/Corbis; 5 (TR) ©Royalty-Free/Corbis, 5 (B)©Francis G. Mayer/Corbis; 6 ©Corbis; 7 ©Bettmann/Corbis; 8 ©Dean Conger/Corbis; 9©Bettmann/Corbis; 10 (L) ©Jeff Vanuga/Corbis, 10 (R) ©Ralph A. Clevenger/Corbis; 11© Swim Ink 2, LLC/Corbis; 12 ©Free Agents Limited/Dallas and John Heaton /Corbis;13 ©Bill Ross/Corbis; 14 © John & Dallas Heaton/Corbis; 15 ©Adam Woolfitt/Corbis; 16 STAATTEE ©Galen Rowell/Corbis; 17 (TL) ©Peter Finger/Corbis, 17 (TR) © James P. Blair/Corbis; 18 © Leif Skoogfors/Corbis ISBN: 0-328-13398-1 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Symbols can be signs, flags and All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher pennants, animals, or just colors. prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 33
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Symbols of America Our Nation’s Flag In the United States, we have many One of our country’s official symbols symbols that stand for things our nation is the American flag. Legend says that holds dear. Some of them are official Betsy Ross of Pennsylvania sewed the first symbols of our country. The flag and the flag for our new nation. The Continental bald eagle are two examples. Others are Congress adopted the national flag on popular symbols that we use, see, June 14, 1777. or sing all the time. Some of these Charles Thomson, secretary of the popular symbols are the Statue Continental Congress, said the flag was of Liberty, our national anthem, to be red (for hardiness and valor), white and the White House. (for innocence), and blue (for vigilance, What symbols of the perseverance, and justice). United States can you As new states enter the Union, stars think of? are added. The thirteen stripes remain to remind us of the original thirteen colonies. Betsy Ross shows the first American flag to General Washington. An important symbol of our country is our flag. 4 5
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Our Nation’s Songs The poem began: The American flag inspired Francis Oh, say can you see, by the Scott Key to write the song that became dawn’s early light our national anthem. Key watched the What so proudly we hailed at British attack Fort McHenry during the the twilight’s last gleaming? War of 1812. The attack went on all night. The poem was set to music. “The It seemed impossible that the fort could Star-Spangled Banner” became our official survive the bombardment by the British national anthem in 1931. army and navy. Over the years, other songs have come Yet early the next morning, Key looked to symbolize the United States. “America at the fort through the dim light of dawn. the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is The American flag was still waving over nearly as popular as the national anthem. the fort. Thrilled by the sight, Key wrote a poem about it. Francis Scott Key Battle at Fort McHenry 6 77
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Composer George M. Cohan met a Civil Our Nation’s Official Seal War veteran who inspired him to write On July 4, 1776, the Continental one of his most popular songs. The man Congress authorized design of a “device was carrying a very carefully folded flag. for a seal of the United States of America.” Cohan wrote “You’re a Grand Old Flag” as William Barton and Charles Thomson a tribute to the flag and to the man who created the design. so proudly carried it. The design was approved by Congress Another important song that in 1782. The seal includes the American symbolizes our country is “Hail to the bald eagle with a ribbon in its mouth. On Chief.” It is the official anthem of the the ribbon are the Latin words E Pluribus President and has been since 1954. It Unum, which means “out of many, one.” In accompanies the President at most every the eagle’s left talon, or claw, are thirteen public event. arrows, representing war. In the right talon is an olive branch, representing peace. Patriotic songs and music symbolize pride in our country. The Great Seal of the United States is used on all official documents. 8 9
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Our Nation’s Uncle Sam Another unforgettable symbol that uses the colors red, white, and blue is Uncle Sam. He is usually pictured as a tall man with white hair, a small white beard, and dressed in a star-spangled suit. Samuel Wilson, a beef supplier in Troy, New York, probably inspired the idea for Uncle Sam. During the War of 1812, he supplied barrels of beef to the U.S. Army. He stamped them “U.S.” to show that they The bald eagle is were government property. People think our national bird. It stands for this led to the use of the freedom. nickname “Uncle Sam” to symbolize the United States. The bald eagle has been the national bird since 1782. It is a symbol of our nation’s freedom. It appears in many places. You’ll find it on the President’s flag, on the Great Seal, and on the one-dollar bill. If Benjamin Franklin had had his way, our national bird would be the wild turkey. Franklin argued that the wild turkey was This cartoon of Uncle Sam was used during native to America and a very intelligent World War II to bird. He lost the argument. persuade men to join the armed forces. 10 11
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Our Nation’s Statue of Freedom Poet Emma Lazarus wrote a poem, The Statue of Liberty is one of “The New Colossus,” in 1883, before the the United States’ most famous statue was unveiled. The poem was symbols. The people of France placed on a bronze plaque at the gave the statue to the people base of the statue. The statue of the United States in 1886 to symbolizes the poem’s celebrate the friendship between message of hope, the two nations. freedom, and democracy. The statue was designed by Frederic Bartholdi. He made several models for each of its major parts. In Lady Liberty’s crown are seven rays representing the seven seas and continents of the world. In her right hand is a torch lighting the way to America. The tablet in her left hand has the date July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals. That is the date of the Declaration of Independence. For more than one hundred years, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed immigrants to the United States. 12 13
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Our Nation’s Government Buildings Thomas Jefferson was the first President Three important symbols of our to be inaugurated, or sworn into office, national government are the White at the Capitol. This is a tradition that House, the U.S. Supreme Court building, continues to this day. The original Capitol and the U.S. Capitol building. The U.S. building burned during the War of 1812, Supreme Court hears the most important but later it was rebuilt. cases in the nation in the Supreme Court building. The White House is home to the President of the United States. The The United States Supreme Court Building Capitol building is the meeting place of the U.S. Congress. Senators and members of the House of Representatives make our laws in the U.S. Capitol. 14 15
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The White House is the official home of the President. Although much about it has changed, it actually looks much as it did when it was first built in 1800. James Hoban won the competition for the building’s design in 1792. He envisioned a first or “state” floor where public business would take place. The President’s family would live on the second floor. Over time, the White House has had The Vietnam Veterans Memorial several additions. The Korean War Memorial Many monuments throughout the country symbolize accomplishments of past leaders. The The White House Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial are all located in Washington, D.C. Each of them honors the President for whom it’s named. We also recognize the brave sacrifices our soldiers have made during times of war. We have memorials to those who fought in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. These memorials are also in Washington, D.C. 16 17
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Our Nation’s Liberty Bell Our Nation’s Creed and Mottos Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is home to Our nation has an official creed and the Liberty Bell. It was hung in the state motto. The Creed reads in part, “I believe house in Philadelphia in 1753. The bell in the United States of America as a was rung on government of the people, by July 8, 1776, to the people, for the people....” celebrate the first Since 1956, the motto of the public reading of United States has been “In God the Declaration We Trust.” The government of Independence. also recognized the phrase It was rung for E Pluribus Unum, which the last time appears on the Great Seal. on George Since 1963, Congress has used Washington’s both as our national mottos. birthday in 1846, when its famous crack became so large The Liberty Bell first rang out in 1776 to announce the that it could not Declaration of Independence. be fixed. 18 19
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Glossary Reader Response crown n. head tablet n. a flat 1. What is the main idea of the section called covering of precious surface with an Our Nation’s Songs? Tell two details that metals worn by a inscription, or support the main idea. Use a graphic king or queen. message, carved into organizer like this one. liberty n. freedom. it or placed upon it. torch n. portable Detail: Detail: models n. small scale light produced by copies of objects. lighting material symbol n. something fastened to the end that stands for of a stick. Main Idea: something else. unforgettable adj. not able to be forgotten. 2. How do the headings prepare you for what is coming next in the selection? Give unveiled v. removed an example. a covering from. 3. Two of the glossary words begin with the same prefix. Name the words and identify the prefix. What other words do you know that begin with that prefix? Name two and use each in a sentence. 4. Why do you think the scene described on page 6 inspired Francis Scott Key? Would it have inspired you? Why or why not? 20
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