The Flag of the United States of America

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The Flag of the United States of America

• Stars
• And
• Stripes
• Forever!

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Our Flag

• The flag of the United States today has 13
  stripes- 7 red and 6 white- and 50 white stars on
  a blue field- five rows of 6 and 4 rows of 5.
• The stripes remind us of the 13 colonies that
  gained us our liberty. The stars represent the
  states that are bound together into one country.

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The US Flag on Independence Day, 1776

• The flag of the newly independent United States
  of America, was first flown on Independence Day
  1776.
• It was called the Continental Union flag.

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The First Official Flag of the United States

• On June 14, 1777, Congress adopted a new flag.
• This new flag would have 13 stars, for the 13
  colonies, and thirteen red and white alternating
  stripes.
• It was designed by Francis Hopkinson.

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The Betsy Ross Flag

• The Betsy Ross flag is one of the most famous of
  the US flags.
• Betsy Ross family claims that she was the
  creator of the first US flag.
• Both Ross and Hopkinsons flags are proud
  symbols of our young nation.

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The Stars

• On April 4, 1818, President Monroe made a law
  where a star would be given for each new state
  that came into the union.
• At this point in time the flag had 20 stars, and
  was know as the Flag of 1818.

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Our Flag Today

• The flag that we know and salute today was
  finalized on August 21, 1959, by President
  Eisenhower.
• An executive order signed by him gave the flag
  the design that we see today.

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The Pledge of Allegiance

• When you pledge allegiance to the flag you
  promise loyalty and devotion to your nation.
  Each word has a deep meaning.
• I pledge allegiance- I promise to be true
• To the flag- to the sign of our country
• Of the United States of America- a country made
  up of 50 states, each with certain rights
• and to the Republic- a country where the people
  elect others to make laws for them
• for which it stands-the flag means the country
• one Nation under God- a single country whose
  people believe in a supreme being
• indivisible- the country cannot split into parts
• with liberty and justice- with freedom and
  fairness
• for all- for each person in the country.

I pledge allegiance tothe flag of the United
States of Americaand to the Republic for which
it stands,one Nation under God,Indivisible,
with liberty andJustice for all.
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A Poem Taught To American Children Almost 100
Years Ago

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O Flag of our Union
O flag of our Union,To you we'll be true,To
your red and white stripes,And your stars on the
blueThe emblem of freedom,The symbol of
right,We children salute you,O flag fair and
bright!