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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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoThey represent the 13 original colonies that gained indipendence from the UK.
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∙ 11y agoi think it's 13 stripes for the 13 colonies
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∙ 8y agoTo represent the original thirteen colonies.
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∙ 14y agoThe thirteen stars and stripes on the American flag represent the thirteen original colonies that formed the United States of America after we received independence from Britian.
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∙ 7y agoThe stripes on the US Flag represent the original 13 colonies. Each star represents each state.
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∙ 13y agoThe 13 stripes represent the original 13 states.
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∙ 11y agoBecause the number of original colonies was 13. The stripes represent the 13 colonies.
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∙ 14y agoBecause there were 13 original colonies
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Because they represent the trhirteen colonies
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Why did the flag of 1812 have 15 stripes?
They wanted 15 stripes!!!
Year the American flag first have 15 stripes?
The flag of the USA had 15 stars and 15 stripes from 1775 to 1818.
How many stripes on us flag of 1850?
13 stripes
How many stripes were on the flag of the Star Spangled Banner?
There are 13 stripes and 13 stars on the first flag
How many stripes were on the us flag during World War 1?
how many stripes did the american flag had in ww1
Why did the flag of 1812 have 15 stripes?
They wanted 15 stripes!!!
Year the American flag first have 15 stripes?
The flag of the USA had 15 stars and 15 stripes from 1775 to 1818.
How many stripes on us flag of 1850?
13 stripes
What animal is on the us flag?
There are no animals on the US flag. Only stars and stripes.
What states do the stripes on the US Flag represent?
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original 13 colonies of the Unites States
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.
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.
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.
How many stripes were on the flag of the Star Spangled Banner?
There are 13 stripes and 13 stars on the first flag
Why does the United States Flag have 13 stripes?
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original thirteen colonies.
How many stripes were on the us flag during World War 1?
how many stripes did the american flag had in ww1
Why are there fourteen stripes on the US flag?
There aren't fourteen stripes on it (well maybe if its made in china there is). There are 13 stripes on the US flag, each to represent one of the 13 original colonies.
