My America is Beautiful Part 1

My America is Beautiful Part 1

pp. 46-50

Plymouth Plantation

a large farm

Massachusetts

one of the fifty states in the United States of America.

Plymouth Rock

• Plymouth Rock is where the Pilgrims landed when they came from England in 1620.

• It broke in half when it was moved from the beach.

• 1620 was carved into a stone and cemented back together.

• People chipped off the stone as a souvenir.

• It is now closed for protection.

Plymouth Plantation

• At Plymouth Plantation, you can see houses built to look as they did when Pilgrims built them.

• You can explore the houses to see how Pilgrims lived years ago.

• There are gardens, a grist mill, and animals to see.

• People dressed like Pilgrims will answers questions and talk to you about Pilgrim life.

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Niagara ferry

a boat that takes people back and forth across water

Niagra Falls

• Niagra Falls in New York.

• The water there tumbles more than 190 feet.

• Millions of people visit each year.

• It's located on the border of America and Canada.

• It is made up of 2 waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls (Canada) and American Falls (America)

The Statue of Liberty

• The Statue of Liberty is located in the harbor New York City.

• You have to leave your car and ride a ferry over Liberty Island to get to the statue.

• You can take the elevator or the steps to look out over the harbor and New York City.

• It is a gift from France for America's 100th birthday.

• Her torch stands for freedom.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the waterfall on the border between the United States and Canada?

• White water

• Niagra Falls

Multiple Choice

What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

• Canada

• France

Multiple Choice

What is the Statue of Liberty's torch a symbol of?

• Freedom

• Happiness

Baltimore

a city in Maryland

Maryland

a state in the United States of America

national

a nation or country

anthem

a song

Fort McHenry

• Fort McHenry is in Baltimore, Maryland.

• It is shaped like a star.

• Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem here. National anthem is called the Star Spangled Banner.

• America was fighting England when Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem.

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the national anthem?

• George Washington

• Francis Scott Key

Multiple Choice

Which country were we fighting when the national anthem was written?

• England

• Mexico

memorial

done honor a person who had died to remind people of an event where many people died

Washington, D.C.

• In Washington, D.C., we can see the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the White House, and the U.S. Capitol.

• The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln

• The Washington Monument honors George Washington and it it one of the tallest monuments in the world.

Washington D.C.

• The President lives in the white house. George Washington is the only president who never lived in the white house.

• There is a flagpole on top.

• The Capitol is in the middle of Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill. Congress makes laws here.

• The Library of Congress is the largest Library in the world.

Washington, D.C.

• The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

• Nine Supreme Court justice decide if laws that Congress makes agrees with the constitution.

• The Smithsonian Institute is a museum in Washington, D.C. It has important items from the past and present.

• The Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson.

Multiple Choice

What buildings have been built in Washington D.C. as memorials to Presidents of the United States?

• The Revere Monument, Franklin Memorial, and Pilgrim Memorial

• Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial

Multiple Choice

Where does the president live?

• The White House

• His own house

Multiple Choice

What is the world's largest library?

• Library of the World

• Library of Congress

Multiple Choice

Where does Congress meet to make laws?

• The Capitol

• The White House

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the hill in the middle of Washington, D.C.?

• Over the Hill

• Capitol Hill