The flag today compose of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red with 6 white stripes alternating. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are very symbolic. Nobody has the knowledge to know what the colors represents but we believe red represents hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. The flag also represents the people, land, government, and the ideals of the United States.
The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union. The first 2 people who have designed the flag were Betsy Ross from Philadelphia and Fancies Hopkinson from New Jersey. Betsy Ross was the one who got credit for making the flag because she had a recite and Hopkins didn’t .
The Declaration of Independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson between June 11th and June 28, 1776. It was accepted and signed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This announced the thirteen American colonies as independent states and no longer a part of Great Britain. The engrossed copy was ordered by Congress on July 19, and signed on August 2, 1776. The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III, and by asserting certain natural and legal rights, including a right of revolution.
Vanessa Greer American Federal Government Final Paper The American Dollar and Its Great Seal The American dollar bill is probably the world's best known banknote, but how many people appreciate why the Great Seal of the United States of America is printed on it, or understand what these ancient symbols mean? "On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution authorizing a committee to devise a seal for the United States of America. This mission, designed to reflect the Founding Fathers' beliefs..."(Still) | | | The symbols of the Great Seal, which are featured on the dollar bill, are clearly intended to embody the beliefs of those who founded the United States of America. The current design of the Great Seal was
Although they shared several similarities, Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence had their differences. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in the year 1776. During this time, America was attempting to gain their independence from Great Britain. Paine used this pamphlet as a form of propaganda to promote the idea of America breaking away from Great Britain. Common Sense was the first document to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
Lindsey Stockton W131- Hatcher Summary and Analysis of “Who is an American?” by Eric Foner Eric Foner’s essay “Who is an American?” proposes the question of what exactly, if anything, constitutes an American. Foner’s essential answer to this obscure question is simply that there is no concrete of fixed explanation. History has taught us that the definition of American identity is frequently evolving, in legal, as well as conceptual designations. Foner utilizes historical events, such as laws and legislation passed demonstrating the progressing notion of American identity. For example the Naturalization law of 1790, which provided the first legislative characterization of American nationality through the granting of citizenship- and its eventual additions of African Americans and Asians many years later.
Federalist Paper (10 and 51) Federalist essays number 10 and 51 were both written by James Madison to discuss how to improve fractions (special group interest) and to understand the structure of the purpose government makes liberty possible. Essay number 10 was written on November 22, 1787, and essay number 51 was written months later on February 8, 1788. There are several reasons why I think the Federalist Paper are important. . Federalist Paper number 10, James Madison main goal was to create equal rights for the people whether they were in the high class or lower class.
American Identity How does the American Identity relate to you as an American? In my own humble opinion, the American identity to me is represented by three little words; Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Three very different pieces relate to those three words; “The Declaration of Independence,” “ I Hear America Singing,” and the artwork named “Spirit of ’76.” Evidently, all my rights as an American come from life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness like I’ve said. Jefferson said, “Any form government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it” (Jefferson, 129). This is my right as an American, my unalienable rights.
Although among non-Native Americans Christopher Columbus is traditionally considered the discoverer of America, Columbus was preceded by the various cultures and civilizations of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as the Western world's Vikings at L'Anse aux Meadows. He is regarded more accurately as the person who brought the Americas into the forefront of Western attention. "Columbus's claim to fame isn't that he got there first," explains historian Martin Dugard, "it's that he stayed. "[73] The popular idea that he was first person to envision a rounded earth is false. The rounded shape of the earth has already been known since antiquity.
Although Spain had claimed the New World as its sole territory, it was not the only European country seeking new land. John Cabot had found North America and staked England’s claim to it in 1497, only five years after Christopher Columbus had set sail from Spain. Some in England saw America as an opportunity to start over, rather than just obtain more wealth. The toll of war after war, religious strife, and a difficult economic situation for the slaves of England caused many to view America as a place where a perfect society could be established. However, not