When the U.S. was first formed, the thirteen colonies became the thirteen original states.
Th thirteen stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy to become the first states of the Union.
I don't know anything about the first flag, but I know that the first U. S. flag had thirteen stars and thirteen stripes. After the U. S. annexed the Republic of Vermont, Kentucky separated from Virginia, and both were admitted as new states, the U. S. adopted a flag with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes. Congress then passed a law to keep the number of stripes at thirteen in honor of the original thirteen colonies/ states.
Philadelphia is a city, not a state. It is the capital of Pennsylvania, which was one of the first 13 states.
New Hampshire is the northernmost of the original 13 states. Georgia was the southernmost of the original 13 states.
The thirteen colonies. When we won the war, the colonies became the first thirteen states.
When the U.S. was first formed, the thirteen colonies became the thirteen original states.
Delaware...the 'first state'...
The thirteen original colonies became the first thirteen states in The United States of America.
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December 15, 1791
Those were the states that voted on the first approved US Constitution.
The original thirteen colonies became the first (thirteen) states. Check out the related link listed below to see the original Betsy Ross flag featuring thirteen stars!
On June 14, 1777: The above is quoted from the following site. www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html MrV
No, thirteen states existed first.
Th thirteen stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy to become the first states of the Union.