National symbols of the United States - wikipedia National symbols of the United States This article is part of a series on the Culture of the United States of America Society History Language People Race and ethnicity Religion Arts and literature Architecture Art Dance Fashion Literature Comics Poetry Music Sculpture Theater Other Cuisine Festivals Folklore Media Newspapers Radio Cinema TV Mythology Sport Symbols Flag Great Seal Monuments Motto Anthem Bird World Heritage Sites United States portal National symbols of the United States are the symbols used to represent the United States of America. Contents 1 List of symbols 2 See also 3 References 4 External links List of symbols Symbol Name Image References Flag Flag of the United States Seal Great Seal of the United States ( obverse ) ( reverse ) National bird Bald eagle National mammal North American bison National anthem `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' National motto ( official ) `` In God We Trust '' National motto ( unofficial, appears on coinage ) E pluribus unum National floral emblem Rose National march `` The Stars and Stripes Forever '' `` The Stars and Stripes Forever '' National tree Oak tree ( Quercus ) See also United States portal Lists of United States state symbols References Jump up ^ 4 U.S.C. § 1 ( `` The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white ; and the union of the flag shall be forty - eight stars, white in a blue field. '' ) ; § 2 ( `` On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag ; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission. '' ). Jump up ^ 4 U.S.C. § 41 ( `` The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States. '' ). Jump up ^ A modified version of Charles Thomson 's proposal for the Great Seal of the United States on June 20, 1782, with a bald eagle in the center, was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 20, 1782. Bruce E. Beans, Eagle 's Plume : The Struggle to Preserve the Life and Haunts of America 's Bald Eagle ( University of Nebraska Press 1997 ), p. 59. Jump up ^ National Bison Legacy Act, Pub. L. 114 - 152, 130 Stat. 373 ( approved May 9, 2016 ), § 3 ( a ) ( `` The mammal commonly known as the ' North American bison ' is adopted as the national mammal of the United States. '' ) Jump up ^ `` 15 Facts About Our National Mammal : The American Bison ''. United States Department of the Interior. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016. Jump up ^ Harris, Gardiner ( May 9, 2016 ). `` Obama Signs Law Making Bison the First National Mammal ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2016. Jump up ^ 36 U.S.C. § 301 ( a ) ( `` The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star - Spangled Banner is the national anthem. '' ). Jump up ^ 36 U.S.C. § 302 ( `` ' In God we trust ' is the national motto. '' ). Jump up ^ Frank S. Ravitch, Boris I. Bittker & Scott C. Idleman, Religion and the State in American Law ( Cambridge University Press, 2015 ), p. 136 ( `` The nation 's first unofficial motto was ' E pluribus unum ' ( ' Out of many, one ' ), which was proposed in 1776, adopted in 1782, and to this day is part of the Great Seal of the United States. E plurbius unum first appeared in coinage in 1795 and in 1873 was required on all U.S. coinage... '' ). Jump up ^ 36 U.S.C. § 303 ( `` The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral emblem. '' ). Jump up ^ 36 U.S.C. § 304 ( `` The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled ' The Stars and Stripes Forever ' is the national march. '' ). Jump up ^ 36 U.S.C. § 305 ( `` The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the national tree. '' ). External links National Symbols and Icons hide National symbols of the United States Symbols Flag of the United States Seal of the United States Bald eagle Uncle Sam Columbia General Grant ( tree ) American 's Creed Pledge of Allegiance Rose Oak American bison Phrygian cap Songs `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' `` Dixie '' `` America the Beautiful '' `` The Stars and Stripes Forever '' `` Hail to the Chief '' `` Hail, Columbia '' `` My Country, ' Tis of Thee '' `` God Bless America '' `` Lift Every Voice and Sing '' `` The Army Goes Rolling Along '' `` Anchors Aweigh '' `` Marines ' Hymn '' `` Semper Fidelis '' `` The Air Force Song '' `` Semper Paratus '' `` National Emblem '' `` The Washington Post March '' `` Battle Hymn of the Republic '' `` Yankee Doodle '' `` You 're a Grand Old Flag '' `` When Johnny Comes Marching Home '' `` This Land Is Your Land '' Mottos In God We Trust E Pluribus Unum Novus ordo seclorum Annuit cœptis Landmarks Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ) Liberty Bell Mount Rushmore National Mall West Potomac Park U.S. state symbols by state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands State, district, and territorial insignia United States national symbols United States articles History By event Timeline of U.S. history Pre-Columbian era Colonial era Thirteen Colonies military history Continental Congress American Revolution War American frontier Confederation Period Drafting and ratification of Constitution Federalist Era War of 1812 Territorial acquisitions Territorial evolution Mexican -- American War Civil War Reconstruction Era Indian Wars Gilded Age Progressive Era African - 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