20 stars
There were 50 states, and 50 stars on the flag, when Jimmy Carter became president.
The U.S. flag had 13 stars and 13 stripes from June 14, 1777 until May 1, 1795 and 15 stars and 15 stripes from May 1, 1795 until July 4, 1818.
Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States on March 4, 1861, at which point there were 33 stars on the United States flag. As of July 4 of the same year, a new flag was introduced, with 34 stars, due to Kansas being added to the union.
there were 13 when he became president and 3 moreadded while in office16 altogether.
13
When James Monroe became president in 1817, there were 20 stars on the American flag. This was because three new states (Indiana, Louisiana, and Mississippi) had joined the Union since the previous change to the flag's design. Each state was represented by a star on the flag.
I think 13
When Taft became President, the US flag had 46 stars. In 1912, New Mexico and Arizona became states 47 and 48.
When Thomas Jefferson was president there were fifteen stars ont the flag.
The US flag had 31 stars while Pierce was President.
They are....the US flag has 50 stars representing the 50 states of the union.
There were three versions as more states were added. The Flag looked like the one we have today except it had 33 stars. Two Rows of 7 stars then 1 Row of 5 stars and then 2 Rows of 7 Stars. Then on 4 July 1861, Kansas became the 33rd state. The center row had 6 Stars. Then on 4 July 863, West Virginia was added as 35th state. This gave the flag 5 Rows of 7 stars on each row.