They may be three feet long and their wings may measure more than six feet from tip to tip. We chose this because it represents our country. The 50 stars represent our 50 states. The stripes represent the first 13 colonies. The color red represents blood, the color blue represents water and the color white represents courage.
Many people hang flags outside of schools, office buildings and homes.
If somebody important dies, we lower the flag half way down the flag pole. Nineteen stars ring the wreath. The largest star represents Minnesota, the nineteenth state to join the union after the original 13, in 1858. This is a travel guide to popular historic sites in Minnesota. We are going to tell you about a license plate.