Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance started a long time ago as a way to

• Celebrate

• Make a Promise

• Stand during Announcements

• Promise Mrs. Flynt, Mrs. Mohnke, Ms. Nauert, and Mrs. Pereira that you will follow all directions in class

The author of the Pledge of Allegiance was

• Mrs. Miller

• Francis Scott Key

• Francis Bellamy

• Christopher Columbus

The author of the Pledge of Allegiance wanted to do it big at the

• American Exposition

• Christopher Columbus Exposition

• Katy Exposition

• Colombian Exposition

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in

• 1892

• 1992

• 2092

• 1492

The Pledge of Allegiance was written to

• Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to America

• Celebrate the making of the American flag

• Celebrate the morning announcements

• Celebrate the artifacts on the boat

The Pledge of Allegiance for children started out much different from the way we say it today.

I pledge allegiance to my flag

and the republic for which it stands,

one nation,

indivisible,

with liberty and justice for all.

It stayed this way until

• 2024

• 1924

• 1824

• 1724

In 1924, at a national flag conference, the words:

My flag

Were changed to:

The flag of the

• Christopher Columbus

• United States of America

• The Teacher's Classroom

• Texas

Then in 1954, Congress decided to add a few words.

under god

This was to represent:

• Christopher Columbus

• the many flags in the world

• the many churches in town

• the many faiths of Americans across the land.

Congress then sent it up to:

• President George Bush

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

• President Gonzalez

The change was done to represent the:

• Many ships that came to America

• many faiths of Americans across the land

• many people across the land

• many children in class