2. -created by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. -symbolizes:  An independent nation  Free people  Grand hopes for the future

4. Our national bird

5. Latin for “out of many, one”. It stands for one nation created from 13 colonies.

6. The power of peace (olive branch) and war (arrows)

7. Americans should rely on their own virtue.

8. The states united, and supporting the blue (President and Congress)

9. White=purity and innocence Red=hardiness and valor Blue=vigilance, perseverance, and justice

10. The constellation in the cloud means that a new State is taking its place among other nations

11. Represents the first 13 states