From 1795 to 1818, the US used a flag that had 15 stars and 15 stripes. It signified the original colonies and the addition of 2 new states, Vermont and Kentucky. The 15 stripes were for the 15 states in the USA at that time. On July 4, 1818, a new flag was created. It had 20 stars for 5 new states that were added to the US. This flag and all that have followed have had 13 stripes, representing the original 13 states.
They wanted 15 stripes!!!
The flag of the USA had 15 stars and 15 stripes from 1775 to 1818.
13 stripes
There are 13 stripes and 13 stars on the first flag
how many stripes did the american flag had in ww1
They wanted 15 stripes!!!
The flag of the USA had 15 stars and 15 stripes from 1775 to 1818.
13 stripes
There are no animals on the US flag. Only stars and stripes.
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original 13 colonies of the Unites States
There have 13 stripes on the American flag since 1787, except for a brief period when there were 15 after Kentucky and Vermont became states. When Tennessee became the 16th state on June 1, 1796, the flag was returned to 13 stripes, but stars continued to be added for each new state. So there were 13 stripes on the flag in 1861.
The 13 stripes on the American flag represent the original 13 colonies of America:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandThe flag held 15 stars and 15 stripes to also represent Vermont and Kentucky, but when they saw that they would have continually add stripes, they decided to just add stars and they lowered the amount of stripes back to 13. The 15 stars and stripes flag was used from May 1, 1795-July 3, 1818 and is the only American flag that features more than 13 stripes.
There are 13 stripes on the flag of the United States of America. Six white and 7 red stripes. However, from 1795 to 1818 our national flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes representing the 15 states of the USA at the time.
There are 13 stripes and 13 stars on the first flag
how many stripes did the american flag had in ww1
The thirteen stripes on the US Flag represent the original thirteen 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.