Civics_Ch9_web-holidays-and-symbols

=**Holidays and Symbols**=

(1) Which holiday was originally Decoration Day? How did this holiday start? When is it celebrated?

(2) Which holiday was originally Armistice Day? How did this holiday start? When is it celebrated?

(3) Which holiday is celebrated on the first monday in September? Why did it begin?

(4) When is America's birthday? Which holiday is celebrated on this day?

(5) Which holiday is observed in October that remembers voyages from the 1400s that led to the colonization of America?

(6) Who are the four presidents on Mount Rushmore? Where is Mount Rushmore?

(7) The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. What does the torch and book represent that the Statue holds?

(8) The flag is the symbol of our nation. Who made the first flag with the stars and stripes?

(9) What does everything on our flag represent?

(10) The Star Spangled Banner is our National Anthem. Who wrote it? When was it written? Why was it written?

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