| A | B |
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| Betsy Ross | Seamstress who made the colonial flag in 1776. |
| 13 stripes & 13 stars | Number of stars & stripes for original colonies. |
| 1818 | Law was passed saying only 13 stripes would be on the flag. |
| flag code | Tells how to correctly display the flag. |
| Statue of Liberty | Given to U.S. by France in 1884. |
| Lady Liberty stands for .... | freedom / free country. |
| National Anthem | was written by Francis Scott Key. |
| "Star-Spangled Banner" | is called our National Anthem |
| Eagle | stands for strength, skill & bravery. |
| President's house ... | is the White House. |
| White House | was built in 1800 and later burned by the British in 1812. |
| The age of the White House | is over 150 years old. |
| Potomac River | Name of the river which flows near Washington, D.C. |
| Pennsylvania Avenue | street the White House is on. |
| Virginia | was one of the original 13 colonies. |
| Liberty Bell | it rang to warn of a British attack. |
| American Revolution | fighting between the colonists and British over freedom of the 13 colonies. |
| King of England | ruler of the 13 colonies. |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest high taxes. |
| Declaration of Independence | Written in 1776 to ask the king for freedom of the 13 colonies |
