A few days ago
SHERRIE M

what do the stars and stripes mean on the american flag?

what do the stars and stripes mean on the american flag?

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A few days ago
BritLdy

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The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies that ratified the Constitution and the 50 stars represent the 50 states.
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A few days ago
Scott S
On the American flag, there are fifty stars. Those stars stand for the fifty states of the Union. Then there are thirteen stripes. Back in the 1700’s, there were only 13 colonies formed by Britain. Those were the “states” of that time.
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A few days ago
~*Bella*~
The original 13 colonies (stripes) and the 50 states (stars).
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A few days ago
fangtaiyang
The stars represent the fifty states. The stripes represent the thirteen original colonies.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
50 stars=50 states

13 stripes=13 original colonies.

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A few days ago
sargeantb2
Each star is one of the states. Each stripe is one of the original 13 colonies.
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A few days ago
Adam B
the stares are for the 50 states the stripes are for the original 13 colonies!!!! Where did you go to school?
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A few days ago
woodbutcher21
the stars represent each state in the country.

The stripes represent the 13 original colonies.

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