About the over 200 Years of American Flag History

A country’s flag is a very powerful symbol of unity and patriotism. In most flags the colors and details exhibited are representative of the hardships and struggles faced in founding the particular country. Here in the USA, the American flag is a uniting symbol which all States, both the founding and the adopted, can relate to. Americans are really proud of their flag and as such you will find flags hoisted outside homes, on desktops, in vehicles, and so forth. Here is an excerpt detailing the American flag history.

The American flag history dates back to the time when thirteen colonies rebelled against the oppressive rule of the British and this led to the American War of Independence. The current flag we can all relate to was however not the first America had. In fact the first American flag was the Gadsden Flag of 1775 which sported a wood rattle snake with thirteen rattles ready to strike and the motto "Don’t Tread on Me". This flag was extensively used among the armed forces and especially by the marines and navy. On 1st January 1776 General Washington officially raised this flag and it was renamed the "Grand Union Flag".

The American flag history goes ahead to tell us that on 14th June 1777, the then congress passed an act which saw the creation of a new flag featuring thirteen red and white stripes. The thirteen stars were representative of the thirteen colonies which rebelled against the British. The person charged with the task of realizing this flag was one Betsy Ross who was an accomplished upholsterer and with that the new American flag was born. As many more states became adopted the number of stars increased and they grew from thirteen to fifty when Hawaii was incorporated as a state of the USA in 1960.

Indeed the American flag is an everyday reminder of the struggles our forefathers faced in untangling themselves from the tyranny of the British rule. It was also a major reuniting agent following the aftershocks of the September 11th tragedy. Other flags that make up the American flag history are the Fort Moultrie, a blue flag with crescent moon at its corner; the Cavalry Guidon, a flag which had the stripes and stars with the stars shaped in circle and a star in each corner; the Bennington flag which also had the stars and stripes, two corner stars at the top, and an arc of stars over at the corner; the Rhode Island Regiment flag, a white flag sporting a blue corner with thirteen stars and anchor symbol at the centre; the Commodore Perry’s Flag, and the Green Mountain Boys Flag, a green flag sporting thirteen stars at the corner over a blue background.


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