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Study Guide

 State and Federal Symbols and Landmarks

TEXAS

Blue Bonnet – Texas state flower

Pecan Tree – Texas state tree

Lone Star Flag - the official flag of Texas

Armadillo – Texas state mammal

Mockingbird – Texas state bird

Monarch Butterfly – Texas state insect

Longhorn – Texas symbol of survival

Texas, Our Texas – Texas State Song

United States

Bald Eagle – the national bird that symbolizes freedom, power, courage and nobility

Stars and Stripes – the official flag of our country

Uncle Sam – a cartoon man that stands for the US government

U.S. Constitution – a document which contains the written laws of our land 

Rose – our national flower

Star Spangled Banner – our national anthem

The Pledge of Allegiance – A promise to be loyal and true to our country

 Washington Monument – honors President George Washington

Alamo – public monument to the heroes of the Battle of the Alamo

Mt. Rushmore - National granite sculpture memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. It

    has the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington

    (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and

    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).

Liberty Bell – a bell that is located in Philadelphia that reminds people of our

     independence

Statue of Liberty – a huge statue that was a gift from France that symbolizes  

     friendship and freedom

White House – official residence of the President of the United States