2006-06-28 16:36:16 · 10 answers · asked by Brain 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
13 origianl colonies, white means freedom and red symbolizes bravery.
2006-06-28 16:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by sdmflayne 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Did you miss that day in 2nd grade, or are you an illegal alien? If you count the stripes, there are 13 stripes, starting and ending with red. The stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
"George Washington is credited for saying the following about the symbolism of the flag:
We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty."
2006-06-28 23:57:14 · answer #2 · answered by lyubovnitza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
13 stripes for 13 original colonies
2006-06-28 23:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by crystalrabbit7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each stripe represents one of the original 13 colonies.
And at the National Archives web site I saw the following uttered by George Washington, "We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty."
2006-06-28 23:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by Moose C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original 13 colonies or states
2006-06-28 23:40:33 · answer #5 · answered by Maui No Ka Oi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They represent the 13 original colonies.
2006-06-28 23:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Trish J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they represent the 13 original colonies that became the first United States of America
2006-06-28 23:51:09 · answer #7 · answered by Elwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 13 original colonies
2006-06-28 23:40:31 · answer #8 · answered by sony93931 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 13 original colonies.
2006-06-28 23:39:12 · answer #9 · answered by puppyfred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The colors represent blood and bandages.
2006-06-28 23:40:50 · answer #10 · answered by Tracy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋