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Q: Why are there 13 stripes rather than 15?
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How many stripes were on the flag of the Star Spangled Banner?

There are 13 stripes and 13 stars on the first flag


What do the strips on the flag of the US mean?

The 13 stripes on the American flag represent the original 13 colonies of America:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandThe flag held 15 stars and 15 stripes to also represent Vermont and Kentucky, but when they saw that they would have continually add stripes, they decided to just add stars and they lowered the amount of stripes back to 13. The 15 stars and stripes flag was used from May 1, 1795-July 3, 1818 and is the only American flag that features more than 13 stripes.


Is 13 15 closest to one whole or one half?

13/15 is closest to one whole rather than one half.


Why did the US Flag have 15 stripes?

From 1795 to 1818, the US used a flag that had 15 stars and 15 stripes. It signified the original colonies and the addition of 2 new states, Vermont and Kentucky. The 15 stripes were for the 15 states in the USA at that time. On July 4, 1818, a new flag was created. It had 20 stars for 5 new states that were added to the US. This flag and all that have followed have had 13 stripes, representing the original 13 states.


How many stripes or on the United States flag?

Thirteen stripes represent the first 13 states of the United States of America. Many people also believe they represent the 13 for the original colonies. But, in 1795 our flag had 15 stripes and 15 stars for the 15 states of the USA. Then in 1818 Congress reverted back to the original 13 stripes for the first 13 states adding stars for each new state.


How many stripes go completely across the American flag?

There are 13 stripes on the flag of the United States of America. Six white and 7 red stripes. However, from 1795 to 1818 our national flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes representing the 15 states of the USA at the time.


What do the symbol in the american flag represent?

Originally there were 13 stars and 13 stripes, representing the 13 states. This increased to 15 stars and stripes, and was then changed to have one star for each state, but just 13 stripes for the original 13 states. Unverified accounts have George Washington saying that the stars represent the heavens, the red stripes represent England, and the white stars represent liberty, and the separation from England.


Why did the flag of 1812 have 15 stripes?

They wanted 15 stripes!!!


How many stripes were on the flag that inspired the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner?

The flag flying over Fort McHenry had 15 stripes. The Flag Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795. This didn't change until the Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe. Note that on September 14, 1814 when Francis Scott Key composed the Star-Spangled Banner, the official configuration of the flag had been 15 stripes for 19 years and would not go back to 13 until almost 4 years later.


How many stripes on the US flag in 1861?

There have 13 stripes on the American flag since 1787, except for a brief period when there were 15 after Kentucky and Vermont became states. When Tennessee became the 16th state on June 1, 1796, the flag was returned to 13 stripes, but stars continued to be added for each new state. So there were 13 stripes on the flag in 1861.


Is 13 bigger than -15?

28


Is -13 greater than -15?

2