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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

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A story about superstitious people who believe ghost stories even though they call themselves educated. The story originates in New York State

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"I've Been Working on the Railroad" ~Anonymous

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"I've Been Working on the Railroad" ~Anonymous

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The song was borrowed from African American slaves who worked the Louisiana levees. When westward expansion required massive labor forces to construct railroads, the song became part of the railway culture.

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Known by children 2-92 in US and internationally. Symbol of happiness and fun.

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Widely accepted as an accurate depiction of rural American life in the 1930s

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It symbolizes freedom because France gave it to us because we won our freedom. We beat the biggest military threat in the world.

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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopper that portrays people in a downtown diner late at night. It has been described as Hopper's best known work and one of the most recognizable paintings in American art. Within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute of Chicago on May 13, 1942 for $3,000.  Starting shortly after their marriage in 1924, Edward Hopper and his wife Josephine (Jo) kept a journal in which he would, using a pencil, make a sketch-drawing of each of his paintings, along with a precise description of certain technical details. Jo Hopper would then add additional information about the theme of the painting. In January 1942, Jo confirmed her preference for the name. In a letter to Edward's sister Marion she wrote, "Ed has just finished a very fine picture--a lunch counter at night with 3 figures. Night Hawks would be a fine name for it. E. posed for the two men in a mirror and I for the girl. He was about a month and half working on it.

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Dr. seuss is a person that is recognized by everyone old enough to read and on. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, under the name of Dr. Seuss in 1937. Next came a string of best sellers, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. His rhymes and characters are beloved by generations. His most famous work was The Cat in The Hat. I found this information at  https://www.biography.com/people/dr-seuss-9479638

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Ronald McDonald is an American icon because he symbolizes a very popular restaurant in America called McDonalds. His face is easily recognized by children all of the United States.

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By Emanuel Leutze
The painting depicts George Washington crossing the Delaware during the Revolutionary War. It is one of the most recognizable paintings ever.

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The headless sentry was about a wealthy plantation owner supporting the British but his daughter was with the colonies. She was an informant for general Francis Marion and she told Marion about everything about her dad’s affiliation and intel. Then one day Francis marches to the plantation to free a soldier. So the informant invited the sentries to a banquet next door. Yet one of the sentries had to say. This was a grave mistake because Francis came down the road with his troops and the sentry thought it was British troops. He approached them and then realized I was Marion’s troops. He then aimed his pistol at the nearest horseman, while he was aiming also. They both missed and then a cavalry soldier came out of nowhere and sliced the sentries head off. Now the sentry roams the plantation grounds searching for his head.

I found this at http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/07/the_headless_sentry.html

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“The Star Spangled Banner,” originally a poem written by Francis Scott Key, originated on board the Tonnant at the time of a British attack. The song explains what the spectator saw during the battle between the English and American fighters. It also expresses the inspiration of the spectator by the flag waving over the battlefield.

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This story originated in Alaska. There were three characters Warrior, his Wife, and, his Mother. The fish and the game had moved away. The family had barely enough food to get by. The wife was healthy and never as hungry as the other two. The mother had saw the wife eating fish. The wife told that it was a dream she was smelling. The warrior saw the wife use magic to catch herring. The wife had ran into the woods and was never seen again. If you listen carefully in those woods. It is said that you can still hear her.

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In S.E. Schlosser’s account of the West Virginian folktale, “John Henry,” John Henry was born into slavery in 1840, But was freed soon after. He was a very strong man, and went to go work for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad company. He was the strongest man there by a mile, and nobody could rival his strength. One day, C&O needed to drill a hole straight through the Big Bend Mountain, since you couldn’t go around it. Thousands had died in the making of it, but John Henry had made the most contribution and had survived. Soon after however, a drill machine challenged John Henry. John Henry knew he could drill faster than any machine at the time, so he set up a race. On the day of the race, all the workers were there to see John compete with the drill. When the race began, both the drill and John were working hard to get through the mountain. When the race had ended, John Henry was victorious, but his heart had exploded, and he died.

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Uncle Sam is “America’s father” he helped the army by persuading people to go to war during World War 2.

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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence 

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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence 

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This piece is called The Signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. This image depicts different founding fathers autographing the Declaration of Independence. This is important because the Declaration of Independence is the most iconic American document.

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A story about how a man called George, was suppose to marry a lady called Polly, from Goldsboro. George soon found a better girl and decided to be with her. When Polly found this out, she died of a heart attack, and when Polly’s father died George was caught by the dead Polly and taken with her. This story originated in North Carolina and was retold by S.E. Schlosser.

“The Handshake.” The Handshake: From Ghost Stories at Americanfolklore.Net, americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/08/the_handshake.html.

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In Idaho a farmer grew large potatoes. The potatoes would eat and drink like real people. The potatoes even could talk, but he could sell them because they were too big to eat.

Idaho Potatoes originates in Idaho.

I found the source at

http://www.americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/idaho_potatoes.html.

They been passed down from generation to generation.

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Right after Johnny graduated high school he left to join the marines. About a year after his last visit home his mom saw his spirit by her bad in the middle of the night. He told her goodbye and to watch over his girls, meaning his wife and daughter. A couple of days later he was reported dead

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This is Bugs Bunny he is a cartoon character. He first appeared on July 27th 1940. This rabbit is known for saying “What’s up doc”. This funny Bunny is over seventy years old.

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Ford Motor Company is known for being one of the most famous vehicle companies, and as being the creator of the first car. They are also known for creating aircraft like the B17 Flying Fortress in World War Two.

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“Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me” by T. Brigham Bishop

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“Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me” by T. Brigham Bishop

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The song “Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me” By T. Brigham Bishop was first published in 1869 by White, Smith and Perry. The song was most popularly sung by soldiers in the Spanish- American war when flies and mosquitoes were the enemy because of yellow fever. It is now mostly a kids song on multiple Disney tracks.

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Huckleberry Finn is a literary figure from the books The Adventures Of Tom Sawer and from The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. These books were written by Mark Twain and are easily recognized by many people.

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Walt Disney is the founder and creator of all things Disney. He came from a rough  childhood and still was able to find a way to be one of the most successful people ever.

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My song was called Wait for the Wagon. This was written by R. Bishop Buckley and  George P. Knauff. This was written during the civil war. The southerners made a parody called The Southern Wagon.

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Wrote by Woody Guthrie this song is about immigrants and how America is inviting them and wants to work together with them. Some people did not want the immigrants, but others like Woody Guthrie welcomed them with open arms.

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This story origins in Florida, the story says that on Christmas Day if you go up to anyone in Florida and say "Christmas gift" they have to give you a present. The story also says that one Christmas Day the devil said "Christmas gift" to God, and so God gave the Devil the East coast and that's why Florida always has tornados.

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This is the Bald Eagle. It is a native bird of North America and is the bird that represents the U.S.A., as it makes an appearance on the National Seal.

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She was an American aviator who set many of flying records and helped out the advancements in women aviators. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but when flying over the Pacific Ocean, her plane crashed and no one could find her.

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Author: S.E. Schlosser

The white dog is a folktale that was made in South Carolina. The story is about a salesman that travels to a town with his white dog. Then, a murderer is spotted in a place where the salesman was and every one thinks it was the salesman, so that carry him away and hang him an a tree. The white  dog barks and bites at the people, but after a while a man shoots the dog and wounds it enough for to whimper away. Then the white dog is spotted next The the salesman’s grave every night crippling any involved in hanging the white dogs owner.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/07/the_white_dog.html

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Good night lrene

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The song originates from Alabama, and it talks about a guy who takes the girl away from the boy. The song talks about how the boy could've married the girl if the other guy wouldn't have come to town.

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This soup can was painted by Andy Warhol. He is famous for painting this soup can. The name of this painting is Campbell’s soup.

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Saying Grace” by Norman Rockwell is a beautiful painting done in 1951 for the Saturday Evening Post around the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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This picture shows a mother and her children trying to survive through the Great Depression. This picture has been the image of the Great Depression and shows what life was like during their hard times. The photographer explains how the family was living off of frozen vegetables and dead birds the kids killed. The photographer was Dorothea Lange.

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There is a veteran cutting a plant that looks like wheat. It means that Americans work very hard for what they have.

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A man moved to America with nothing. He made the best of his situation and was happy.

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A guy went to clear off brush off some tracks and he saw some black trains with skeletons. Some more saluted to one of them, so he figured he was Abraham Lincoln.

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This painting was made by Paul Collins, it shows the troubles of running away as a slave. Harriet rum man was so brave and all the slaves are on the look out for anybody trying to capture them.

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One day Brer Fox decided that he was finally get rid of that pesky Brer Rabbit. So, he makes a figure out of tar and puts it on Brer Rabbit’s path to his home. Brer Rabbit sees this figure and tries to greet it many times but gets angry and gets stuck. Brer Fox was finally ready to get rid of him and throw him in the briar patch but Brer Rabbit threw him for a loop because Brer Rabbit grew up in the briar patch and knows his way around so he was safe. This story originates in Georgia and retold by S.E. Schlosser.

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This famous song, usually played at sporting events, was written by Irving Berlin when he was serving in World War One. He “revamped” the song during World War Two due to the rise of Adolf Hitler (he was Jewish).

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This story is called Davy Crockett and the Wild Raccoon because the raccoon outsmarted the famous Davy Crockett. The story occurred in Tennessee. The raccoon was in a tree that Davy Crockett happened to pass under. Davy saw the raccoon, aimed, and then the raccoon said something. It said “Is that the famous Davy Crockett? I might as well come down then.” He knew that Davy never missed. Davy felt bad for the creature and said, “I can’t hurt a thing like you! Go on into the woods.” The raccoon scurried away. Davy said, “What’s the hurry?” The raccoon said, “I just want to get away before you change your mind!” Davy did, but the raccoon was already away.

http://www.uexpress.com/tell-me-a-story/1997/7/1/davy-crockett-and-the-wily-raccoon

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The artist Albert Bierstadt visited the West and got inspired to create this painting. This painting is one of the artists most famous paintings.

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He was the 35th president of the United States. He was killed on November 22 1963. He was beloved by all.

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Southern soldier (I don’t agree with this song)

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Southern soldier (I don’t agree with this song)

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The song Southern Soldier was made in South Carolina by, “2nd South Carolina String Band”.  The song depicts a soldier fighting for the Union in the American Civil War against the Yankees (most of America).

https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&client=safari&hl=en-us&q=2nd+South+Carolina+String+Band+Southern+Soldier&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LRT9c3LDYwLcnIqDRW4tLP1TcwLMw2qzLTUs9OttLPLS3OTNYvSk3OL0rJzEuPT84pLS5JLbJKyywqLlFIzEkqzQUArrmSp0UAAAA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji5rHM4LTXAhULfiYKHR5oB-gQhYkBCD8oADAE&biw=1024&bih=729

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By George M. Chohan
This song originated from New York.

This song was introduced in a popular theater. Thought now this song is a patriotic symbol of are country.

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The United States symbol of freedom /the Great seal

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The United States symbol of freedom /the Great seal

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The Great Seal is a sign of United States with are both our bird, the bald eagle, and iconic pieces of the American flag. The Great Seal is a seal stamped on approved government documents and can even be found on right of the back side of the dollar bill.

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Chevorlet is a motor company that was made in America on November 3, 1911, in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded by Louis Chevorlet, a former race car driver.

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Pennsylvania

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“We Can Do It!” or “Rosie the Riveter” was a wartime poster made as an inspiration for females because they became production workers while the men were fighting overseas. The maker of this poster was J. Howard Miller.

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This song talks about all the questions that are uncertain. He refers to them as “blowin’ in the wind” because there is no set answer. This song originated in Canada and was sung by Bob Dylan

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Marilyn Monroe was an extremely famous singer, actress, and model in the 1950’s.

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God bless the U.S.A is a song written by Lee Greenwood. It was originated in the 1980’s. It talks about how America is the land of the free and that Greenwood is proud to be an American. He says that he

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This song was was written by George Cohan in 1942. It’s a patriotic song in America and is the state anthem of Connecticut.

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By Owen Smith
This was painted during the Great Depression. The painting inspired the development of more jobs across the country.

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Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of black pilots during World War Two. The significance of this Military group is that in the 1940’s racism still had a very strong impact on society, but in a time of havoc people of different races will band together and help fight for what is right.

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The Old Plantation is a watercolor painting painted by John Rose in the 1800’s. It is a painting of an old slave plantation. The slaves are having a good time dancing and singing, which is something they don’t get to do often. It was significant because it encouraged the slaves to have a good time sometime.

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A young boy comes to a doctor ecause his father was poisoned. The doctor treats the patient and thinks he’s cured, but a ghost visits him and tells him otherwise. This story was written by S.E. Schlosser in Utah.

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Aunty Greenleaf was a scrawny old woman with a wild thatch of gray hair and a crooked nose. She lived in a hut surrounded by pines just outside Brookhaven, and she sold herbal remedies to the folks in town. Mostly, people avoided her, except when someone got sick because it was said that Aunty Greenleaf was a witch. Her home remedies worked too well to be natural. Folks figured she had to have help from the devil or one of his familiars.

I found this athttp://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/aunty_greenleaf_and_the_white.html

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I ain’t marching anymore is about a soldier sick of fighting. Though the cover shot of I Ain’t Marching Anymore is a graveyard of grim political rhetoric—Phil Ochs slumped against a wall of torn Barry Goldwater and Kenneth Keating posters, their slogans shredded and inscrutable—the back cover essays comprise a beatnik rhapsody for the ages. The song talks about him going to New Orleans at the end of the revolutionary war, and he was at the battle of bighorn. He also states he stole California from the Spanish and he marched to the German trenches. He puts the he flew the final mission in the Japanese war and he dropped the “mushroom”. He was disgusted of his countries sins and mistreatment. I found this at https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22754-i-aint-marching-anymore/