Betsy Ross

from now. The pot plant was used to make ropes sails and clothing. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were proud owners of hemp farms, and Jefferson wrote a rough draft of the ‘Declaration of Independence’on paper made from hemp. And the flag Betsy Ross…

The 13 stripes stands for the 13 colonies. The 50 stars stand for The 50 countries of America. Using red,white and blue. This is the national flag of america. it was adopted on june 14 1777. The stripes declared independence from great britain. Betsy ross made the american flag by sowing it. There are many nicknames for the flag like the star spangle banner a name of a song dedicated to the flag and the people who fought for it.This was a dedication for freedom from the flag. Ome different names…

ergeant Alvin York, an American war hero, receives the Medal of Honor. York was born December 13, 1887 in Pall, Tennessee, third oldest child out of 11. He spent a total of nine-months at a Scription School during his childhood. Then, at a very young age he became a competent marksman. Around in his early twenties he became a day laborer at a railroad near him. York didn’t know how to manage his money, you would typically see him donating his money to the less fortunate, people who needed…

Fireman’s Hall is located in Old City Philadelphia surrounded by a lot of other historical sites such as Elfreth’s Alley, Christ Church, and the Betsy Ross House. At one time Fireman’s Hall was just one of the many firehouses in Philadelphia. It was built and operating in 1902 and then closed in 1952. The old firehouse turned into a museum in 1977, which not only contains the history of that particular firehouse, but the entire history of the entire Philadelphia Fire Department. The creation…

director (whom I got to interview to obtain all of this information) put together the museum and decide what will go on display. Notably, the museum contains a complete set of congregational metals of honor, an American Revolutionary War replica of a Betsy Ross…

ix) when in fact it was the complete opposite. When talking about this particular war no one really acknowledges the women’s role and how significant they were. The women that most people know of to be associated to the war are Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, and Molly Pitcher but what they are known for is not accurate. With this being said, Berkin wrote this book to take a “closer…

canton -- and only three stripes, two red and one white. It had seven stars to represent the breakaway states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. And the white stars formed a circle, much like the original Betsy Ross American flag” (Brumfield, 2015). There are so many different versions of the Confederate flag, nobody really knows that the real flag looked like. Africans I believe just look for a red, white, and blue flag. Sometimes I think that if they…

In “Secondary Traumatic Stress in Trauma Nurses: Prevalence, Coping, and Personal/Environmental Characteristics” Kathryn T. Von Rueden, Katherine A. Hinderer, Karen A. McQuillan, Mary Murray, Theresa Logan, Betsy Kramer, Rebecca Gilmore, and Erika Friedmann investigated the prevalence of nurses suffering from PTSD and/or STS. Von Rueden et al sent out a survey to 262 staff nurses in the trauma center of an urban, 100-bed all trauma hospital. The survey asked…

The activity in my mind for Flag Day meet the requirements of Indiana Academic Standard Historical Knowledge 1.1.3. This lesson plan activity starts with reading to the children the book, Betsy Ross by Alexander Wallner. After finishing the reading, discuss with the children about the origin and the reasoning behind the symbolic meaning of our flag. Discuss the flag being created as a symbol to unite our colonies. Furthermore, explain the flag…

The Homeless Patriot American citizens pledge to their flag, display their flag, and honor their flag, but an astonishing image demonstrates the use of the Star Spangled Banner as a way to keep warm overnight. Spencer Platt, an award- winning American photojournalist, captured a compelling moment in a Brooklyn borough of New York on September 10, 2013. Platt laid eyes upon a homeless man sleeping on a dirt-and-germ-filled park bench, clinging to what little belongings he still had, while…