They could mean any number of things such as freedom, liberty, places. It could be tons of things but it usually has to do with the countries background.
the stars on the American flag represent the states.
The stars represent the states.
The 50 stars represent the 50 states of the US. The original 13 stars were meant to symbolize the newly-free 13 colonies as stars in a constellation in their common sky (a field of blue).
The stars on the American flag represent the number of states in the union. There are fifty stars today, there were 13 originally.
They represent art.
the 50 stars represent the fact that there are 50 states
to represent all states added
The stars represent the states of the CSA, the Confederate Staes of America.
the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies
The Art of Navigating by the Stars was created in 2005.
the stripes represent the 13 original colonies & the stars represent the 50 states
The stars represent the states and the stripes represent the colonies.