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The Grand Union Flag
13 read and white stripes and the British Union Jack in the upper left-hand corner. -
The First American Flag
Betsy Ross is comissioned to sew the first United States flag -
Act of January 13th 1794
15 stripes and 15 stars -
Act of April 4th 1818
13 stripes, one star for each state. Issued by President Monroe -
President Taft
Established proportions of the flag, and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward. -
President Eisenhower 1
Provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically. -
President Eisenhower 2
Provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizontally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically. -
Modern Day
Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.
