The Great Seal of the United States features an eagle clutching an olive branch in the talons of its right foot, symbolizing the power of peace. What is it grasping in the talons of its other foot?
A Arrows
B Snake
C Scroll
The eagle on our national seal clutches a bundle of arrows in the talons of its left foot, symbolizing war. But the eagle’s head is turned in the direction of its other foot holding the olive branch to symbolize our nation’s preference for peace over war. The reverse side of the seal features an unfinished pyramid topped by the Eye of Providence. The seal was first used in 1782.
The correct answer is Arrows.