Monuments Within the

National MallA Virtual Tour Using Google Earth

The National Mall:On this tour you will be taken into the past, live in the present, and see how they affect the future. The monuments and memorials in this park honor heroes and American forefathers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country. Each monument on this tour has a well-known speech or symbol that is associated and can be compared to what we have learned about in class.

The Lincoln MemorialWhat famous speech was given by Abraham Lincoln to change the way Americans viewed

slavery?

The Jefferson MemorialInside the Jefferson Memorial you will be able

read some powerful inscriptions from the author of what famous document?

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King was an influential leader to many American citizens. His monument was the first to be dedicated to something other than a war or president. What speech did is he well-

known for and what was it’s purpose?

The White HouseThe home of our many presidents. Who was the

first president to live in the White House?

The National World War II Memorial

This memorial honors the 16 million people who served on the American forces during World War II. During this period there was an iconic symbol

and three word phrase that was etched in various places to represent the presence of American soldiers. What was the phrase?