They are a reminder to us of the 13 original colonies that gained us our liberty: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
for the 13 original colonies
13
The 13 original states
the USA flag was adorned with 50 stars and 13 stripes.
There were 13 original colonies in British North America.
The stripes on the American flag stand for the 13 colonies. The stripes on the American flag stand for the 13 colonies.
The 13 flags of the American flag stand for the 13 colonies.
There are 13 stripes on the American flag. They represent the 13 colonies.
13 Stripes on the American Flag
It stands for the 13 colonies
Each stripe represents one of the thirteen colonies. Thirteen stripes because there were thirteen colonies!
there were 13 stripes in the first American flag, if that's what you mean.
The stripes on the flag represent the 13 original colonies. I have not seen a specific designation for each stripe in sequence. Only that they as a group represent the original 13 as a group.