Why did they invent a flag with exactly the same colours in it as the British Union flag?
Which is not to criticise the flag; I think it's a very good and attractive flag.
But wouldn't it have made more sense to use totally different colours as a further rebellious expression of originality?
2006-10-13 09:25:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i think its because they wanted to show their heritage but make it their own...
as for the american flag...i have seen many flags and it is by far the most beautiful of all and the meaning behind it and what it represents is what makes it so much more than than a piece of cloth.
2006-10-13 09:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it was modelled after the British maritime flag.
Maybe they weren't thinking of that big of a break. Anyway, wouldn't a trade relationship ultimately been more beneficial to Britain and the US than some colonial arrangement?
Why is the British Union flag used in America as a tribute to hard rock?
Why is the confederate flag looking a bit too much like the Union Jack?
Why did Disney put the 1801 union jack VERY PROMINANTLY in the movie Pocahontas, as opposed to a flag more appropriate to 1507.
2006-10-13 16:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by John K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do so many other countries that have had nothing to do with Britain have the same colors as the British flag?
You're another one of those fools who just can't get over the fact that we won a war against big, red-dressed British soldiers with guns through the efforts of farmers with pitchforks.
2006-10-13 16:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by High-strung Guitarist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back then they didn't have tv's to see what every countries flags looked like so they just invented what they thought would go good with it
2006-10-13 16:35:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose so. But the colorz are general. RedWhiteBlue for britain, france, russia, netherlands, you get teh point
2006-10-13 16:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
o wow i never even thought about it that way but thats makes alot of sense but they still wanted Britains help and crap they just wanted to be self governed
2006-10-13 16:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since it was over 200 years ago, I guess we will never know.
2006-10-13 16:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by LMJ 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We probably thought it sufficient to change the way we spell words such as color and honor.
2006-10-13 16:29:26 · answer #8 · answered by Uncle Tim 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You'll have to ask Betsy Ross.
2006-10-13 16:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
isnt it the same as the french also
2006-10-13 16:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋