Flag Timeline - US History
WEBJan 3, 2011 · Flag Timeline. States and their dates of admission are shown in bold red. Starting in 1819, the updated flag becomes legal on the Fourth of July following the date of admission. 1775. American ships in New England waters flew a "Liberty Tree" flag in 1775.
Flag of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe first official flag resembling the "Stars and Stripes" was the Continental Navy ensign (often referred to as the Continental Union Flag, first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) used between 1775 and 1777. It consisted of 13 red-and-white stripes, with the British Union Flag in the canton.
Grand Union Flag - Wikipedia
WEBThe Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.
Betsy Ross flag - Wikipedia
WEBThe Betsy Ross flag is an early design for the flag of the United States, which is conformant to the Flag Act of 1777 and has red stripes outermost and stars arranged in a circle.
flag of the United States of America - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBSep 2, 2024 · national flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states.
The Mysterious Origins of the American Flag | HISTORY
WEBJun 13, 2012 · Although legend holds that Betsy Ross made the first American flag in 1776 after being asked to do so by Washington, primary sources backing up that assertion are scarce.
Flags and Founding Documents, 1776-Today - Museum of the American …
WEBSep 6, 2021 · The Museum's summer 2021 exhibition, Flags and Founding Documents, 1776-Today, showcased dozens of rare American flags alongside historic early state constitutions and the first printing of the proposed U.S. Constitution of 1787.
Short History of the United States Flag - American Battlefield Trust
WEBNov 6, 2019 · A popular belief is that Elizabeth Griscom, a Philadelphia flag maker who was also known as Betsy Ross, sewed the first “official” flag in June 1776. The legend goes that George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross came to Betsy Ross’s house to discuss the design of a national flag.
Betsy Ross and the American Flag - US History
WEBBetsy Ross and the American Flag. Betsy would often tell her children, grandchildren, relatives, and friends of a fateful day, late in May of 1776, when three members of a secret committee from the Continental Congress came to call upon her.
NMAH | Symbols of a New Nation - National Museum of American …
WEBThis squadron flag from 1776, features a canton of thirteen “liberty stripes” and the Latin motto: “Her country calls and her sons respond in tones of thunder.” The American flag did not play a major role in the War of Independence.
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