The white stars represent the states in America.
There are 50 stars in the blue field that represent the 50 states. The thirteen red and white stripes represent the thirteen original colonies.
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).
Red and white stripes and a blue field with white stars.
Thomas Jefferson.
The 13 stripes (7 red and 6 white) symbolize the original 13 colonies. The white stars on a field of blue represent the 50 individual states within a common union.
The 7 red stripes that alternate with 6 white stripes stand for the thirteen colonies that stood against the oppression of the British Empire. The field of blue represents the freedom to expand and explore the world and beyond. The stars represent the hope and prosperity that exists in the fifty states that make up our nation. The fifty stars on the blue background represent the fifty states of today's America.
There are 13 stripes and 50 stars on the US flag (Old Glory). The stripes represent the 13 original states and the stars represent the number of current states (which has often changed over 200 years).There are 7 red stripes and 6 white ones, so that there is a red one at the top and on the bottom. The first 4 red stripes run only partly across, from the blue field* containing the stars to the opposite edge. The 4th white stripe is the first to span the width of the flag, running below the blue field. This leaves 3 red and 2 white stripes running the full width below it.*The blue field containing that stars is 2/5 the total width of the flag and 7/13ths the height. It contains 5 rows of 6 stars and 4 rows of 5 stars.
A blue field with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle in the center; blue represents the sky of the Western world, the stars are the peoples of Europe in a circle, a symbol of unity; the number of stars is fixed.
The blue and white colors on the flag with stars symbolize different meanings. Blue often represents loyalty, strength, and trust, while white signifies purity and innocence. The stars on the flag can represent unity, freedom, or the number of states in a country. Overall, the colors and stars on the flag convey important values and ideals of the nation it represents.
dark blue field with white stars plus 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes
They aren't 'spots', but stars. There are 50 white stars on a field of blue! Each star represents a state.