Presidents' Day in the USA

America The Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his light on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Katherine Lee Bates

The Father Of Our Country (the USA)

Standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York George Washington took his oath of Office as the first President

I do Solemnly swear To faithfully execute the Office Of President of the United States, And to the best of my Ability, Preserve, protect and defend The Constitution of the United States. So help me God.

Cherry trees - the gift from Japan

Washington, D.C., the nation’s Capital The general view of the city

The Capitol - the seat of the Government of the USA

The White House official residence of the President of the USA

The Washington Monument “The Pencil”

George Washington on currency and post stamps

Abraham Lincoln (the 16th President) February 12, 1809 - April 14, 1865)

Such words are famous about Abraham Lincoln, “He could be compared with Beethoven - in music, with Dante - in poetry, with Rafael - in painting with Jesus - in philosophy of life”

The Lincoln Memorial In this temple As in the Hearts of the People For whom he Saved the Union The memory of Abraham Lincoln Is enshrined Forever

Abraham Lincoln on currency and postage stamps Lincoln Motor Plant, Detroit, Michigan. National Historic Landmark

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota (from the left to the right: George Washington – the 1st president, Thomas Jefferson – the 3rd, Theodore Roosevelt – the 26th, Abraham Lincoln – the 16th president)

USA ? QUIZ Answer these questions about the United States of America 1.Where does the President of the USA live and work? in Congress in the Pentagon in the White House

2. How many states are there in the USA? 48 52 50

3. When did the American Civil War ended? 1789 1865 1776

4. Who was the first president of the USA? George Washington Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln

5. Why do the Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday of February? because the Constitution was written on that day the Civil War ended on that day to remember 2 great presidents born in February

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