REQUIREMENTS:

To earn the United States Heritage Award a you must:

1. Tell when the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

2. Tell when the Constitution of the United States was signed.

3. Know the first two verses of the national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner.”

    Tell who wrote it and when.

4. Know the Pledge of Allegiance. Explain what it means.

5. The United States Flag:

    a. Tell what the thirteen stripes represent. Please list all thirteen.

    b. From 1795 to 1818 there was something different about the US Flag. 
        Find out what it was and why it was changed.

    c. Explain three proper ways of displaying the United States flag.

    d. Tell how you show respect for the United States flag.

6. Do one of the following:

    a. Find out what the parts of the flag are called. Draw a picture
        showing the following:

    b. Write a short story or poem about one of the following topics :

        Why America Is Special To Me,

        What It Means to Be An American,         

         What It Means To Be Free, If I Were President.

7. Make a list of the 50 states of the United States of America.