Flags from Around the United States

1. Flags from Around the United States

2. Cambridge Flag It is the first true U.S. Flag. It combines the British Flag concept and the thirteen stripes signifying Colonial unity.

3. Betsy Ross Flag Mrs. Betsy Ross made the first Stars and Stripes in June 1776. She made the flag at the request of President George Washington. The first President of the United States.

4. The Confederate Battle Flag The flag's stars represented the widely recognized symbol of the South. It is also called the "rebel" or "Dixie" flag.

5. Alabama’s Flag This flag became Alabama’s Flag in 1895. The designers wanted the flag to have a big red cross on it to resemble the Confederate Battle Flag.

6. Here is the U.S. Flag when Alabama became a State In 1819, Alabama became the 22nd state. This was the 23rd Stars and Stripes Flag.

7. What do the Colors Mean? White signifies purity and innocence Red, hardiness & heroism Blue, signifies awareness, determination & justice.

8. Places The U.S. Flag Has Been The Moon Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima took place between the US and Japan. The U.S. marines are shown here raising the U.S. flag. There are six U.S. flags on the moon planted by the Apollo astronauts Why do you think we put our flag on the moon, and Iwo Jima?

9. What do the Stars Mean? "The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun." Quote by: Smithsonian Institute Press 1981, by Wiliam R. Furlong and Byron McCandless

10. The Stars and Stripes Flag of the United States The flag has stars and stripes flag has changed its look some 26 times for various reasons. Earlier there were 48 stars in the flag and that version continued for 47 years . After that the flag was changed. Now there are 50 stars in the USA flag.

11. The Malaysian Flag The flag of Malaysia also has a striking resemblance, with red and white stripes (14 total), and a blue canton, but displaying instead of stars a star and crescent emblem. These Flags are similar to the United States Flag The Liberian Flag The Liberian flag has similar red and white stripes, though only 11 of them, as well as a blue square for the union, but with only a single large white star.