they represented the 13 colonies
==13 stars and 13 stripes==
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==13 stars and 13 stripes==
they stand for the first 13 colonies
13 stripes
The US flage has 13 stripes in honour of the first 13 colonies that had formed after Plymouth Rock.The 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies.
13 Stripes on a Stars and Stripes (US flag)
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The first flag of the United States of America had "13 stars, white on a field of blue representing a new constellation." The 13 stars actually represented the first 13 states of our new nation in 1776. But, our first flag did not show up until June 14th 1777 when the Continental Congress specified the flag to be used on our ships of war during the Revolutionary War (the War of Independence) against Great Britain.
The US flag has 13 stripes to represent the original 13 colonies.
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.
There are 50 stars and 13 stripes on the U.S. flag. The 13 alternating red and white stripes represent the original 13 colonies, and the are 50 white stars on a blue background represent the 50 modern states.