PPT-The United States The two American flag

50 stars New flag 48 stars Former flag The red and white stripes repesent the first colonies The capital Washington DC NEW YORK The largest city Mississippi The White House The family of Barack Obama. General George Washington first raised the Continental Army flag in 1776 a redand white striped flag with the British Uni on Jack where we now have stars Several flag designs with 13 stripes were used in 1776 and 1777 until Congress established an o These periods of mourning are proclaimed either by the president of the United States for national remembrance or the governor of a state or territory for local remembrance in the event of a death of a member or former member of the federal state or AND THE . CONSTITUTION. South Carolina . Standard USHC-5.1. Mr. Hoover, Abbeville High School. Questions to Answer. How did the development of American expansionism, including the change from isolationism to intervention change the way Americans saw themselves in the world?. By Scott Burroughs. History of Flags. Flags were initially used as a means of battlefield identification. They later began to be used for long distance communication. Starting in the 17. th. century, it became customary for ships to fly a standard denoting their country of origin (An Ensign or Jack). IMPERIALISM DEFINED…. Imperialism is the policy by which one country takes control of another either directly or through economic or political dominance.. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER: Asia and the Pacific. Patriotism. We can show patriotism by . . .. Displaying American flags. Singing patriotic songs. Saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Respecting important U.S. documents. Obeying all laws. Respecting our nation’s leaders. Symbol- is something such as an object, picture, written word, or sound, or particular mark that represents something else. Example: A red octagon is a symbol for “STOP”. The American Flag. The United States flag:. The Star Spangled Banner. The Pledge of Allegiance. I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.. By C. harles . Adrion. Unites States Flag Cancels. American Postal Machine Company. 1894-1941. And others…. United States Flag Cancels. US Machine cancels – 1847-1870, 1870-1894. 1894 an important year. Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky. Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served from 1834 to 1846. In 1860 Lincoln secured the Republican Party presidential nomination as a moderate from a swing state. With very little support in the slaveholding states of the South, he swept the North and was elected president in 1860. His election prompted seven southern slave states to form the Confederate States of America before he was sworn into office.. Key Terms for the Chapter. Isolationism. Avoiding involvement in other countries’ affairs. Imperialism. Building empires by imposing political and economic control over peoples around the world. The Turner Thesis. Goals and Objectives. I can explain the economic and cultural factors that shaped American foreign policy at the turn of the 20. th. . Century. I will be able to analyze and compare the actions of the United States between 1896-1909 to action of the United States between 1945-present.. SSUSH1 The student will describe European settlement in North America during the 17th century. . Explain Virginia’s development; include the Virginia Company, tobacco cultivation, relationships with Native Americans such as Powhatan, development of the House of Burgesses, Bacon’s Rebellion, and the development of slavery. . U.S. Establishment as a World Power. Domain III. Standards 15 - 20. U.S. involvement in World War I. Key developments that occurred after WWI. Great Depression. The New Deal. U.S. Involvement in World War II.