The First American Flag also known as
Betsy Ross Flag. Why? Because the first American flag was made by Betsy
Ross for the navy of Pennsylvania. Betsy Ross is a Philadelphia
seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington. She reports that
she sewed the first American flag at May, 1776. No evidence for this
exists; indeed, nearly a century had passed before Ross’ grandson,
William Canby, first publicly suggested it. According to legend, a group
headed by George Washington commissioned Philadelphia seamstress Betsy
Ross to execute their design for presentation to Congress.
On June 14, 1777, Congress adopted the
Stars and Stripes as our official national flag. Betsy continued to make
flags for the rest of her career. According to Betsy, General
Washington showed her a rough design of the flag that included a
six-pointed star. Betsy, a standout with the scissors, demonstrated how
to cut a five-pointed star in a single snip. Impressed, the committee
entrusted Betsy with making first american flag.
Every part of the flag is symbolic, or
stands for something about United States. The flag of the thirteen
United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white; that the
union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new
constellation.
First American Flag Pictures
