She didn't make the flag. This is a story her grandson made up. Congress gives credit to Francis Hopkinson who designed the flag. The first flag was made for the navy in 1776 and it was a basic British flag with stripes. The second flag had stars where the British flag had a cross.
Contrary to the popular story, there is no historical evidence that Betwy Ross designed a U. S. flag. There are receipts showing that she did sew some flags for the Navy.
bold, elegant, talented, soft-hearted, and smart
Betsy Ross is said to have sewn the first flag.
in her house
Betsy Ross was the seamstress for the original American Flag
Betsy Ross helped design and create the very first United States flag.
Betsy Ross is the name you hear most often, according to the common myth, however, there is no evidence that anyone named Betsy Ross had anything to do with the first American Flag.
Betsy Ross made the first American Flag.
Despite the proliferation of the story that Betsy Ross sewed the first United States flag, historians can find no evidence to support this assertion. It is well documented that Betsy Ross did sew flags, among other things, but there is is no proof that she sewed THE flag. Even so, many teachers continue to tell elementary school children that Betsy Ross did sew the first flag, as if it were a verifiable fact.
Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first US flag.
Betsy Ross, created the first US National Flag
It took Besty Ross 1 year to make the us flag.