how did the american flag come to be
The American flag has been around for over two hundred years. The first flag to be used by Washington was on New year's Day, 1776 when he ordered the Grand Union flag to be hoisted above his place on Prospect Hill during the siege over the British Army in Boston.It had thirteen alternating red and white stripes with the British Union Jack in the upper left hand corner.This was the start of many US flags to be hoisted as the American Flag. Soon after that in May, Betsy Ross claimed to have sewn the first US flag.oday our flag has thirteen stripes representing the original thirteen colonies with seven red stripes and six white. It has 50 stars representing all of our states on the blue background in the upper left hand corner. The American Flag can be seen in just about every person's home or belongings in this country.
There were many variations of the flag flown as the country was formed, but finally on June 14 th, 1777 (Flag Day or the Flagâ s Birthday), the final design was established. The American Flag began with 13 stripes of alternating red and white, and 13 white stars in a blue field.This represented the âNew Constellationâ that was the 13 colonies.lag Day originated when a schoolteacher arranged for his pupils to celebrate the âFlagâs Birthdayâ on the anniversary of the â Stars and Stripes ,â on June 14 th. In 1894 the governor of New York directed that on this day the Flag be displayed on all public buildings.