Question 121 · Symbols and Holidays · 10 of 128 questions ready
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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Official answers
- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Why
The first 13 states began as 13 British colonies, and each stripe stands for one of them.
Memory tip
Stripes are the old 13 colonies; stars are today's 50 states.