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Description: U.S. flag from 14 June 1777 to 1 May 1795 using a circular star pattern, known as the "Betsy Ross flag". Version of the "Betsy Ross" design of the first flag of the United States (i.e. with 13 stars in a circle), shown with shorter canton and modern 19:10 flag proportions.
26 April 2006 (SVG file); 1777 (flag design) Source: Created by jacobolus using Adobe Illustrator, and released into the public domain. Author: Jacobolus (SVG file) Other versions: See also "Betsy Ross" version (circular star arrangement) File:US flag 13 stars – Betsy Ross.svg or File:US 13 Star Betsy Ross Flag.svg
Researchers accept that the United States flag evolved, and did not have one design. Grace Rogers Cooper dates the earliest appearance of the "Ross" design as 1792, but with six-pointed stars. [44] Her research for the Smithsonian Institution found 17 examples of 13-star flags that were in existence between 1779 and ca. 1796. [45]
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
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The Continental Union Flag (often referred to as the first American flag, Cambridge Flag, and Grand Union Flag) was the flag of the United Colonies from 1775 to 1776, and the de facto flag of the United States until 1777, when the 13 star flag was adopted by the Continental Congress.
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
The Bennington flag is a version of the U.S. flag associated with the American Revolution Battle of Bennington, from which it derives its name. Its distinguishing feature is the inclusion of a large '76' in the canton , a reference to the year 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.