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Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
George Washington was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and their use of the six-pointed star may have influenced Washington's choice of six-pointed stars for his headquarters flag. [2] The claim by her descendants that Betsy Ross contributed to the flag's design is not generally accepted by modern American scholars and vexillologists. [3]
In Philadelphia, George Washington is having a meeting with many of his higher ups to discuss the new flag of the United States. Each delegate suggests using the flag of his state when Betsy Ross suggests creating an entirely new flag representing all thirteen of the states that will be personally designed by her.
George Washington Chopped Down a Cherry Tree. ... If you were asked who Betsy Ross was, you’d probably say instantly that she made the first American flag. That’s what we all learned in school.
George Ross Jr (May 10, 1730 – July 14, 1779) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He was also the uncle of the man who married Betsy Griscom in 1773, more famous under her married name, Betsy Ross.
The Time Squad gets a report from George Washington, whose troops are with Betsy Ross in her Woodstock-esque hippie farm. The peace-loving Ross is preventing the American Revolution with her protests. However, the Sons of Liberty help by bringing coffee and getting them to join Washington's cause.
The Lansdowne portrait likely (and fancifully) depicts President Washington's December 7, 1795 annual address to the Fourth U.S. Congress. [1]: 172 The highly unpopular Jay Treaty, settling claims between the United States and Great Britain left over from the Revolutionary War, had been presented to the U.S. Senate for approval earlier in the year.
Betsy Ross , Crane's old flame. [2] Although history merely remembers her as the seamstress who designed the American flag, she was actually a secret agent for General Washington who fought off several supernatural threats; she used the fact she was a woman to her advantage numerous times.