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Before our Revolution, we Americans considered ourselves British.
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During our Revolutionary War the Continental army flew this flag into battle, also called the Grand Union flag.
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George Washington crossing the Delaware on a cold icy Christmas Eve to save our revolution.
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George Washington asked Betsy Ross to make a flag for our new Country
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This flag was flown during the War of 1812 and was the one that inspired the Star Spangled Banner. Notice how many red and white strips.
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During the War of 1812 Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the Star Spangled Banner, which later became our National anthem.
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During the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln served under a flag with 13 stripes and 34 stars, President Lincoln would not allow the Southern states stars to be taken off because he knew they would come back to be the United States again.
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This flag was the flag for the Confederate States during the Civil War.
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This is a group of Marines posting our flag up as they fight Japan in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2.
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Our brave Fire Fighters posting our Nations Flag at the Twin Towers.
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Today we have a flag that stands for our Nation with 13 stripes to repersent the first 13 colonies, and 50 stars one for each state.
