Contents
IMPORTANT PRESIDENTS 1789-1865 |
8-9 |
George Washington |
10-11 |
John Adams |
12-13 |
Thomas Jefferson |
14-15 |
James Madison |
16-17 |
James Monroe |
18-19 |
Abraham Lincoln |
20-21 |
Signing of the Declaration of Independence (picture) |
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS |
22-23 |
Declaration of Independence |
24-25 |
Constitution of the United States |
26-27 |
Constitution (continued) |
28-29 |
Constitution (continued) |
30-31 |
Bill of Rights |
32-33 |
Monroe Doctrine |
34-35 |
Gettysburg Address |
ANTHEMS, FLAGS AND SYMBOLS |
36-37 |
The Star Spangled Banner |
38 |
"The Star Spangled Banner" Flag |
39 |
Betsy Ross |
40 |
Historical Flags |
41 |
"The Spirit of 76" |
42 |
John Paul Jones |
43 |
U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) |
44 |
The Liberty Bell |
45 |
Paul Revere |
46 |
Benjamin Franklin |
47 |
Donny Madison |
48 |
"America the Beautiful" |
49 |
"America - My Country Tis of Thee" |
IMPORTANT FIGURES 1916-2004 |
50-51 |
"Uncle Sam" |
52-53 |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
54-55 |
President John F. Kennedy |
56-57 |
Astronaut Neil Armstrong |
58-59 |
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin |
60 |
"The American Creed" |
61 |
President George W. Bush |
62-63 |
The 9/11 Tragedy |
64 |
The meaning of "The Pledge of Allegiance" by Mr. Red Skelton |
65 |
"The Pledge of Allegiance" |
66 |
Statue of Liberty |
67 |
An American Poem |
68 |
American Presidents |
69 |
Credits |
Excerpts
George Washington
1732-1783
The Father of Our Country
The first President of our nation, was the foremost
person in America during his time. The
man on whom the fate of his country depended
more than on any other person.
From 1775 to 1783, during the American colonies War of Independence,
Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. In the
summer of 1787, he presided over America’s Constitutional
Convention. His presence lent decisive significance to the document
drafted there, which continues in force in the twenty-first century as the
oldest written constitution in the world. From 1789-1796, he held the
highest office in the land as the first president of the United States of
America under this constitution. The office of President had in fact been
designed with his virtues in mind.
Washington, contributed more to our independence and the enduring
union of the American states than anyone of his time. It was in honest
recognition of this that history bestowed upon him the epithet “Father of
our Country”. Upon his death, the memorial address presented on behalf
of the Congress of the United States named him “first in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
John Adams
1735-1826
2nd President
John Adams was one of our Founding Fathers.
He was a member of the Continental congress
and served as the very first vice-president of the
United States. Adams helped draft the
Declaration of Independence and later helped negotiate peace with the
British as one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris.
John Adams was the first president to occupy the White House. He and
his wife Abigail moved in the President's Palace, as it was then known,
was still unfinished and littered with debris.
In 1798, Adam's foreign policy averted a war with France. He considered
it his greatest accomplishment. He said, "I desire no other inscription
over my gravestone than: “Here lies John Adams, who took upon
himself the responsibility of the peace with France in the year 1800.”
He and Jefferson died on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary
of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
