Australia was a British colony, and adapted their flag from the British flag.
This is because Jamaica is a British colony.
The Union Flag.
She didn't make the flag. This is a story her grandson made up in 1870. 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.
Hawaii
There is a small clue in the name of the Canadian colony; The province of BRITISH Columbia was named in 1848 by the BRITISH Queen Victoria, it seemed appropriate, when designing the flag, that the former BRITISH overseas colony with the name BRITISH in it should somehow incorporate elements of the BRITISH flag. So, to summarize, the flag of BRITISH Columbia has the BRITISH union flag on it as a tribute to it's origin and name.
Looks like the British flag with a blue border and 6 stars inside the border.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'special name', but the official name for the British flag is: Union Jack
Australia was a British colony, and adapted their flag from the British flag.
In the top left corner is a minny British flag
Great Britain does not have a flag (since Great Britain is the name of an island, not a country). However, the country that occupies that island, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, does have a flag. The British Flag's proper name is the Union Flag but some people call it the Union Jack.
when was the british flag first used
Great Britain does not have a flag (since Great Britain is the name of an island, not a country). However, the country that occupies that island, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, does have a flag. The British Flag's proper name is the Union Flag but some people call it the Union Jack.
The old name for the American flag is "the Grand Union Flag." This flag was used during the early stages of the American Revolution and featured 13 alternating red and white stripes with the British Union Jack in the canton. It was a symbol of the colonies’ unity and their desire for independence from British rule. Over time, the design evolved into the current Stars and Stripes flag.
The british have never had a flag to change
Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
the British flag has no lines of symmetry it only has a point of symmetry (in the middle of the flag)