The original 13 colonies.
There are more red. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes. There are red stripes at the top and bottom of the flag, with seven stripes (6/10 as wide as the flag) next to the blue field and six full-width stripes below, so that the stripe under the blue union field is white.
The red and white stripes on the flag represent the original 14 colonies
The stripes on the United States flag (13 in the current form), represent the original 13 founding colonies. The color of the stripes (alternating red and white) don't individually stand for anything - that is, the color of the stripes, field, and stars don't specifically have any meaning. The choice of red, white, and blue for the US Flag seems to come from the Union Jack (the flag of the United Kingdom). As the original colonies were formerly British, using the flag of their former overlord as the basis for the new flag is a reasonable choice.
There are 13 stripes, alternating red and white. The first and last stripes are red. There are 7 red and 6 white stripes.
The red and white stripes represent the original 13 colonies.
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.
There are seven red and six white stripes on the American flag. (thirteen)
The brown stands for the color of the feathers the red and white stand for the stripes
There is more red stripes on the flag than there is white * White-6 stripes * red-7 stripes
There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes.
13 stripes, for the original 13 colonies.There are 13 stripes.
7/13 of the stripes on an American flag are red.
The thirteen stripes of the U.S Flag (red alternating white) represent the 13 original colonies of the Unites States. Its fifty stars represent the 50 states.
they stand for the 13 colonies. Red=blood from wars to win independence White= peace
They are red and white.
There are more red. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes. There are red stripes at the top and bottom of the flag, with seven stripes (6/10 as wide as the flag) next to the blue field and six full-width stripes below, so that the stripe under the blue union field is white.
There are more red. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes. There are red stripes at the top and bottom of the flag, with seven stripes (6/10 as wide as the flag) next to the blue field and six full-width stripes below, so that the stripe under the blue union field is white.