THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sergey Boyakhchyan

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The U.S. flag has changed many times since the first official flag of 1777. On June 14, 1777 , the flag had thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Later many stars were added to the flag as new states joined the union. Now the flag has 50 stars, which is the number of the states.

Flag of U.S.A.

Why is the flag red, white, and blue? The flag's colors did not have a meaning at the beginning, the colors got meaning in 1782 by the Great Seal.

White: Signifies purity and innocenceRed: Signifies braveryBlue: Signifies justice

Flag’s meaning

Why stars and stripes? Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light coming from the sun.

Stars and Stripes

Facts About the U.S. FlagHow many stars and stripes are on the flag? There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original states.

Flag: thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) and white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper corner with 50 small white five-pointed stars, the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies;

Source:http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/sym_flag.htm