Il mio padlet americano by Roberta Ferretti https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w en-us 2023-04-03 15:30:37 UTC 2026-01-07 02:12:18 UTC hello@padlet.com THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542445087 2023-04-03 16:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542445087 The National Anthem robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542447086 2023-04-03 16:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542447086 The American Flag robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542452414 "Stars and Stripes" : the Old Glory]]> 2023-04-03 16:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542452414 History of the American flag robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542454379
  • The origin of the first American flag is unknown. Some historians believe it was designed by New Jersey Congressman Francis Hopkinson and sewn by Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross.
  • The name Old Glory was given to a large, 10-by-17-foot flag by its owner, William Driver, a sea captain from Massachusetts. Inspiring the common nickname for all American flags, Driver’s flag is said to have survived multiple attempts to deface it during the Civil War.
  • Between 1777 and 1960 Congress passed several acts that changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag and allowed stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state.
  • Today the flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 Colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well; red symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice.

    • ]]>     2023-04-03 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542454379     The Star-Spangled Banner - Lyrics robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542459583 Oh, say, can you see
    By the dawn's early light
    What so proudly we hail'd
    At the twilight's last gleaming?
    Whose broad stripes and bright stars
    Through the perilous fight
    O'er the ramparts we watch'd
    Were so gallantly streaming?
    And the rocket's red glare
    The bombs bursting in air
    Gave proof through the night
    That our flag was still there
    O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
    O'er the land of the free
    And the home of the brave?
    ]]>     2023-04-03 16:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542459583     THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES in 10 minutes robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542462894 2023-04-03 16:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542462894 A chronology of key events robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542466123 1565 - First permanent European settlement in North America - St Augustine, present-day Florida - founded by the Spanish
    1620 - Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, is founded by the Pilgrim Fathers, whose example is followed by other English Puritans in New England.
    17th-18th centuries - Hundreds of thousands of Africans brought over and sold into slavery to work on cotton and tobacco plantations.
    1763 - Britain gains control of territory up to the Mississippi river following victory over France in Seven Years' War.
    1775 - American Revolution: George Washington leads Continental Army to fight against British rule.
    1776 4 July - Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress; colonies declare independence.
    1783 - Treaty of Paris.
    1787 - Founding Fathers draw up new constitution for United States of America. Constitution comes into effect in 1788.
    1789 - George Washington elected first president of USA.
    1791 - Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
    1808 - Atlantic slave trade abolished.
    ]]>     2023-04-03 16:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542466123     THANKSGIVING DAY robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542473233 2023-04-03 16:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542473233 Top 10 Thanksgiving traditions robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542474603 https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/efacademyblog/top-10-thanksgiving-traditions-in-the-us/]]> 2023-04-03 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542474603 Joe Biden - the 46th President of the US robertaferretti92 https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542477623 A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.]]> 2023-04-03 16:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/robertaferretti92/pankn4df0vthjm4w/wish/2542477623