Why does the eagle represent the US?

Answer 1

Apart from the eagle holding a snake, there is also a cactus.

The settlement of Tenochtitlan (which was the capital of the Aztec Empire and currently Mexico City - Mexico's capital) occurred after an omen took place. This omen was an eagle grabbing a snake in its talons. Therefore, this image is on the Mexican flag because it represents the birth of the Aztecs and much of Mexico's Cultural Institutions.

Answer 2

the eagle on the cactus represents how they found Tenochtitlan. they supposedly were told by the gods to settle where they see an eagle on a cactus. and they did, on a swamp island they turned into a huge city.

Answer 3

Because the eagle represents freedom which is what the U.S. is about

Answer 4

There is and eagle on the flag because an Aztec thought he saw a vision withe the eagel on the cactus with a snake in its mouth.

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Answer 5

The eagle is a large, powerful bird, that fears no predator.