The stars on the American flag represent the number of states in the Union. For that reason, the appearance of the American flag has changed many times over the years. The original flag, known as "Old Glory," displayed 13 stars to represent the original 13 states when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. Today's flag has 50 stars because there are now 50 states. The last two stars were added in 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the Union, bringing the number of states -- and the number of stars on the flag -- from 48 to the present 50. The flag has not changed since then.
The stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
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-The fifty stars represent the number of states -The thirteen stripes represent the original 13 colonies
The stars stand for the 50 states and the stripes stand for the the 13 colonies.
The stars stand for the 50 states we have now. The stripes stand for the original 13 colonies.
The 50 stars stand for the 50 states and the 13 stripes stand for the 13 original colonies.
On the flag of the United States of America, the stars stand for current states and the stripes stand for the original states. There are 50 current states and 13 original states, so that means that there are 50 stars and 13 stripes.
The nickname of the flag of the United States of America is "Stars and Stripes". "Stripes and Stars" is incorrect.
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On the flag of the United States of America, the stars stand for current states and the stripes stand for the original states. There are 50 current states and 13 original states, so that means that there are 50 stars and 13 stripes.
There are thirteen stripes on the flag, because there were once thirteen colonies. The fifty stars stand for our fifty states.
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