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2007-02-05 03:28:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Other - Education

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50, one for each state......sheez....

2007-02-05 03:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by barbed_oracle 2 · 0 2

The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states and the 13 stripes represent the original Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against the British crown and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include "the Stars and Stripes" and "Old Glory," with the latter nickname coined by Captain William Driver, a 19th-century shipmaster.

Because of its symbolism, the starred blue canton is called the "union." This part of the national flag can stand alone as a maritime flag called the Union Jack (no relation to the flag of the United Kingdom this term more commonly refers to). The Union Jack served as the naval jack for U.S. warships until 2002, when it was replaced by the so-called First Navy Jack as part of the War on Terrorism. However, the Union Jack continues to be used as a jack by U.S. vessels outside the Navy, including those of the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

2007-02-05 03:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sweety 2 · 1 1

50

2007-02-05 03:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 0 0

there are exactly 50 * on the flag for all the states in america.

2007-02-05 03:31:56 · answer #4 · answered by DK :) 2 · 0 0

50- one for each state.

2007-02-05 03:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by jessigirl00781 5 · 0 0

50 stars for 50 states...haven't they tought you this in like 1st grade...? sorry but thats just my opinion...

2007-02-05 03:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by Joletita 1 · 0 0

it's stars... and are you serious?? there's 50, one for each state.

2007-02-05 03:36:58 · answer #7 · answered by luke 3 · 0 0

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