2007-09-16 13:55:32 · 8 answers · asked by SHERRIE M 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies that ratified the Constitution and the 50 stars represent the 50 states.
2007-09-16 14:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by BritLdy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the American flag, there are fifty stars. Those stars stand for the fifty states of the Union. Then there are thirteen stripes. Back in the 1700's, there were only 13 colonies formed by Britain. Those were the "states" of that time.
2007-09-16 14:00:27 · answer #2 · answered by Scott S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original 13 colonies (stripes) and the 50 states (stars).
2007-09-16 13:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by ~*Bella*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stars represent the fifty states. The stripes represent the thirteen original colonies.
2007-09-16 14:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 stars=50 states
13 stripes=13 original colonies.
2007-09-16 13:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each star is one of the states. Each stripe is one of the original 13 colonies.
2007-09-16 13:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by sargeantb2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stares are for the 50 states the stripes are for the original 13 colonies!!!! Where did you go to school?
2007-09-16 14:10:36 · answer #7 · answered by Adam B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stars represent each state in the country.
The stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
2007-09-16 14:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by woodbutcher21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋