{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/us-symbols-and-landmarks",
 "id": "us-symbols-and-landmarks",
 "title": "US Symbols, Landmarks and Holidays",
 "category": "social-studies",
 "subject": "Civics",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5"
 ],
 "description": "The flag, songs, monuments, famous places and national holidays of the United States.",
 "tags": [
  "symbols",
  "landmarks",
  "flag",
  "holidays"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Symbol or place",
 "backLabel": "What to know",
 "cards": [
  [
   "American flag",
   "Called the Stars and Stripes; red, white and blue"
  ],
  [
   "Stars on the flag",
   "Fifty, one for each state"
  ],
  [
   "Stripes on the flag",
   "Thirteen, for the original colonies"
  ],
  [
   "Colors of the flag",
   "Red, white and blue"
  ],
  [
   "Pledge of Allegiance",
   "A promise of loyalty to the flag and the nation"
  ],
  [
   "The Star-Spangled Banner",
   "The national anthem"
  ],
  [
   "Francis Scott Key",
   "Wrote the anthem's words in 1814"
  ],
  [
   "Bald eagle",
   "National bird and a symbol of the United States"
  ],
  [
   "Great Seal",
   "Official emblem used on documents, shown on the back of the dollar bill"
  ],
  [
   "E Pluribus Unum",
   "Latin for 'Out of many, one'"
  ],
  [
   "In God We Trust",
   "National motto adopted in 1956"
  ],
  [
   "Uncle Sam",
   "Cartoon figure who stands for the US government"
  ],
  [
   "Liberty Bell",
   "Cracked bell in Philadelphia that stands for freedom"
  ],
  [
   "Statue of Liberty",
   "Gift from France in 1886, in New York Harbor"
  ],
  [
   "Ellis Island",
   "Where millions of immigrants arrived in New York"
  ],
  [
   "Independence Hall",
   "Philadelphia building where the Declaration and Constitution were signed"
  ],
  [
   "White House",
   "Home of the president, in Washington, DC"
  ],
  [
   "US Capitol",
   "Building where Congress meets"
  ],
  [
   "Supreme Court building",
   "Home of the nation's highest court"
  ],
  [
   "Lincoln Memorial",
   "Monument to Abraham Lincoln on the National Mall"
  ],
  [
   "Washington Monument",
   "Tall obelisk honoring George Washington"
  ],
  [
   "Jefferson Memorial",
   "Domed monument to Thomas Jefferson"
  ],
  [
   "National Mall",
   "Long park in Washington, DC with monuments and museums"
  ],
  [
   "Vietnam Veterans Memorial",
   "Black granite wall with the names of those lost in the war"
  ],
  [
   "Arlington National Cemetery",
   "Burial place for many who served in the military"
  ],
  [
   "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier",
   "Honors unnamed fallen soldiers, in Arlington"
  ],
  [
   "Mount Rushmore",
   "Mountain carving of four presidents in South Dakota"
  ],
  [
   "Four faces on Mount Rushmore",
   "Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln"
  ],
  [
   "Golden Gate Bridge",
   "Red suspension bridge in San Francisco"
  ],
  [
   "Grand Canyon",
   "Huge canyon in Arizona carved by the Colorado River"
  ],
  [
   "Niagara Falls",
   "Waterfalls on the border of New York and Canada"
  ],
  [
   "Yellowstone",
   "First US national park, in 1872"
  ],
  [
   "Old Faithful",
   "Famous geyser in Yellowstone"
  ],
  [
   "Alamo",
   "Texas mission, a symbol of the fight for Texas independence"
  ],
  [
   "Gateway Arch",
   "Tall arch in St. Louis, Missouri"
  ],
  [
   "Space Needle",
   "Tower in Seattle"
  ],
  [
   "Empire State Building",
   "Famous New York skyscraper"
  ],
  [
   "Hoover Dam",
   "Dam on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona"
  ],
  [
   "Mississippi River",
   "Major river that flows to the Gulf of Mexico"
  ],
  [
   "Rocky Mountains",
   "Mountain range in western North America"
  ],
  [
   "Appalachian Mountains",
   "Mountain range in the eastern United States"
  ],
  [
   "Great Lakes",
   "Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario"
  ],
  [
   "Independence Day",
   "July 4, the birthday of the nation"
  ],
  [
   "Memorial Day",
   "Last Monday in May, honors those who died serving"
  ],
  [
   "Veterans Day",
   "November 11, honors all who served"
  ],
  [
   "Labor Day",
   "First Monday in September, honors workers"
  ],
  [
   "Thanksgiving",
   "Fourth Thursday in November"
  ],
  [
   "Martin Luther King Jr. Day",
   "Third Monday in January"
  ],
  [
   "Presidents Day",
   "Third Monday in February, honors presidents"
  ],
  [
   "Flag Day",
   "June 14 honors the flag"
  ],
  [
   "Constitution Day",
   "September 17"
  ],
  [
   "Juneteenth",
   "June 19, marks the end of slavery"
  ],
  [
   "Columbus Day",
   "Second Monday in October; some places celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day"
  ],
  [
   "Pledge words 'one nation'",
   "The Pledge says 'one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all'"
  ],
  [
   "Penny",
   "Shows Abraham Lincoln"
  ],
  [
   "Dollar bill",
   "Shows George Washington"
  ],
  [
   "Capital of the US",
   "Washington, DC"
  ],
  [
   "How many states?",
   "Fifty"
  ],
  [
   "Number of original colonies",
   "Thirteen"
  ],
  [
   "Betsy Ross",
   "Said by tradition to have sewn an early flag; the story is not proven"
  ],
  [
   "Flag etiquette",
   "Treat the flag with respect; do not let it touch the ground"
  ],
  [
   "Smokey Bear",
   "Symbol for preventing wildfires"
  ],
  [
   "Apple pie and baseball",
   "Often thought of as American traditions"
  ],
  [
   "Yankee Doodle",
   "Song from the Revolution era"
  ],
  [
   "America the Beautiful",
   "Patriotic song written by Katharine Lee Bates"
  ],
  [
   "This Land Is Your Land",
   "Folk song by Woody Guthrie about the American landscape"
  ],
  [
   "My Country, 'Tis of Thee",
   "Patriotic song also called America"
  ],
  [
   "National park",
   "Land protected by the nation for its beauty or history"
  ],
  [
   "National Park Service",
   "Agency that cares for national parks, created in 1916"
  ],
  [
   "Smithsonian",
   "Group of museums in Washington, DC"
  ],
  [
   "Library of Congress",
   "Largest library in the world"
  ]
 ]
}