Attributed to George Washington was that it takes the stars from the heavens, and the red from our mother country, separated by white stripes, and the white stripes would mean liberty.
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they are there because they represent the 13 colonies.
It is the stripes on the flag that represent 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.
The 13 stripes on the United States flag stand for the original 13 colonies of the U.S.
The 13 stripes represent the thirteen original colonies and the 50 stars represent the 50 states which are now part of the United States.
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original 13 colonies of the Unites States
The thirteen stripes, red and white, represent the thirteen original colonies.
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original thirteen colonies.
The red and white stripes on the flag represent the original 14 colonies
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.
they are there because they represent the 13 colonies.
It is the stripes on the flag that represent the 13 original colonies
It is the stripes on the flag that represent the 13 original colonies
there is 13 stripes on the American flag to represent the original 13 colonies.
The original 13 colonies of the US
The stripes represent the original 13 colonies.