Assertion: american flag's state | /r/HasProperty | admitted
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text: For a time the flag was not changed when subsequent states were admitted, probably because it was thought that this would cause too much clutter.
text: On April 4, 1818, a plan was passed by Congress at the suggestion of U.S. Naval Captain Samuel C. Reid in which the flag was changed to have 20 stars, with a new star to be added when each new state was admitted, but the number of stripes would be reduced to 13 so as to honor the original colonies.
text: In 1818, after five more states had been admitted, Congress enacted the third and last Flag Resolution, requiring that henceforth the number of stripes should remain 13, the number of stars should always match the number of states, and any new star should be added on the July 4 following a state’s admission.
text: It was only in 1818 that Congress passed a resolution to add five more stars and a new star to be added when a new state was admitted.