Our Anthem, Our Pledge, Our Bell
D2.His.11.K-2
Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Liberty Bell
A museum label written for this worksheet. THE LIBERTY BELL The first bell came from London and cracked. In 1753 it was melted and cast again in Philadelphia. The words on the bell say: Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof People who worked to end slavery gave it the name the Liberty Bell. Later the bell got a large crack, so it is not rung now. It hangs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today it is a symbol of freedom.
- 1. Where was the bell cast?
- 2. What is the bell a symbol of today?
- 3. Which word is printed in capital letters in the words above?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Words written by Francis Scott Key in September 1814. From a ship, he watched the British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. Congress made the song the national anthem in 1931. O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, 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?
- 1. When did the song become the national anthem?
- 2. Which fort did Francis Scott Key watch the British attack?
- 3. When were the words written?
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