When during the Revolutionary war why did the American Patriots fly the American flag as it was made by Brtish

Question

Am sure the American flag has something to do with Britain right? red, white & blue? same colours as the British flag, so they why at that time when the Americans were fighting against the British actually use & fly something which was made by the British.

It seems bit of a coincidence the colours of the American flag are same as the flag of Britain and whom cotrolled & colonised America.
It must have something to do with the British but even if it has it just suprises me that Patriots wud fly the American flag in honour against the very nation who gave those ppl the right to live in the country and the very Nation who gave them the colours of their flag, thats all i can say, need me say more, lol, am always right, love it when am always right, Peace.

Answer 1

Actually, and pardon me for disagreeing, you are not right.

On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
During the revolutionary war there were many different flags flown. For instance, the flag flown by the Patriots at Bunker Hill featured a green pine tree in the upper left quadrant. The famous Don't Tread On Me, flown by a group of Minutemen from Virginia was black and white. Colonel William Moultrie's South Carolina Militia carried a solid blue flag with a white crescent moon in the upper left hand corner with "liberty" inscribed on the moon.
Though I admit the colors...red, white, blue are the same as those featured on the British flag. the similarity ends there. When the Colonists declared their independence from Britain, they were declaring their political, social, religious, psychological and ideological break from a nation they no longer saw as home.
Note, also, that Britain wasn't the only nation that people immigrated from. Additionally, aside of the original Southern colonies, Britain was glad, anxious even, to get rid of those who wanted to emigrate to the new lands, and the colonists paid, dearly, for the right to hold land here. Britain didn't "give"anything...they SOLD it. Every colonial charter was paid for, not given.

Answer 2

in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed the flag that represented the new United States of America had 13 stripes- like now- but in the canton there was the Union Jack of Britain- they didn't get rid of it till almost a year later on June 14 1777 - when it was replaced by a flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes

many early US flags (1st 50 years) were made out of English wool bunting- dyed the right colors - that was shipped over from England- it came in 18" wide rolls

if you really at bit of American/ British irony here it is!

in 1812 Mary J Pickersgill sewed a flag measuring 30 x 42ft in Baltimore MD
This flag is very famous and now is displayed in the Smithsonion in Washington DC

This flag was made out of English wool bunting- each stripe was 24 inches wide so it was necessary to sew 2 pieces of English wool bunting together to achieve that width in each stripe
Anyway - this flag flew over Ft Mchenry and it as the flag that Francis Scott Key saw that inspired him to write the poem that would become the future national anthem the Star Spangled Banner

the melody that was very quickly associated to Keys poem was an English tune called An Ancorean in Heaven
This is the tune that we all know to go with Keys poem

so an American flag made with English material inspired the lyrics to the National Anthem - which was put to an English tune :d

Answer 3

Early flags of the colonists in opposition to the British were varied and often included the symbol of a snake, sometimes a liberty tree, or the word LIBERTY or some other slogan. Some flags sought to represent a relationship with Britain by using the Union Jack as part of the flag, but those fighting the British would never have used a full Union Jack to fight under, nor would any Patriot flags have been made in England.

When the official red-white-blue design was enacted in 1777, Congress was very careful to assign symbolic meanings to the colors, none of which referred to a British heritage.

Answer 4

oh, it was the british that came up with the stars and stripes idea! my bad. cuz i coulda sworn it was some famous persons wife here in u.s.a. sewed the flag and it became our nations flag, but if you say the british made the american flag i guess i'll have to believe you. after all , it was actually the british who beat the british in the revolutionary war, and the americans didnt have anything to do with that.

Answer 5

the French tricolor, under which the French fought the Napoleonic Wars against Great Britain, is red white and blue....

Answer 6

Without going into detail, either you or history teacher--or both of you--have it quite wrong. You may want to read that chapter again.

Do your own homework. You might trip over some knowledge.