100 inches long
they are there because they represent the 13 colonies.
There are 50 stars and 13 stripes on the U.S. flag. The 13 alternating red and white stripes represent the original 13 colonies, and the are 50 white stars on a blue background represent the 50 modern states.
The stripes on the U.S flag are white and red. There are 13 of the stripes and they each stand for one of the 13 original colonies of the United states.
Thirteen, the top and bottom stripes are red
13 stripes, for the original 13 colonies.There are 13 stripes.
They are red and white.
There are six white stripes on the U.S. flag.
They are red and white.
The American flag contains six white stripes.
There are 7 red and 6 white stripes.
There are 13 stripes on the flag. 7 red and 6 white. They symobolize the original 13 colonies
Purity and innocence
red and white
The US flag has 13 stripes: 7 red and 6 white. They represent the first 13 colonies. If the stripes were 7 White and 6 Red, then the white stripes would be on the border and that would not make the flag have a definitive edge and would not be as appeasing to the eye.
White =6 red =7
White and red stripes
they are there because they represent the 13 colonies.