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QUESTION 2 “WHATE DOES OUR FLAG SYMBOLIZE TO YOU? MAKE A LIST OF 7 THINGS
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THE U.S FLAGCIVICS
12TH GRADE
QUESTION 1“WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
BE AN AMERICAN?” WRITE 10 REASONS IN YOUR
NOTES
QUESTION 2“WHATE DOES OUR FLAG
SYMBOLIZE TO YOU?MAKE A LIST OF 7 THINGS
HISTORY OF THE FLAG “Grand Union”
flag (1776)
Betsy Ross is know for sewing the first flag
Today’s flag
QUESTION 3“WHAT DO THE COLORS MEAN?”
Hardiness and Valor
Purity and Innocence
Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice
Question 4“The Flag Symbols”
STAR = symbol of the heavens and divine goal to which man has aspired to reach
STRIPE = symbol of the rays of light coming from the sun
Fringe = Optional, indoor flags only, an “Honorable Enrichment”
Question 5“ The Parts of the Flag”
Hoist – end closet to the pole
Fly – end farthest from the pole
Halyard – Rope
Canton – The upper areas of the flag by the flagstaff
Field – The background color of the flag
Staff – The pole upon which the flag is supported