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Betsy and the Flag
Betsy sewed the flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. The 13 stars represented the 13 states. The 13 stripes represented the 13 british colonies. -
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In 1795 there were two new states added to the flag. The first state that came to the U.S. on March 4, 1791 was Vermont. The second state that was added was Kentucky and it came to the U.S. on June 1, 1792.
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The stripes go back to being 13 from here after. Tennessee was added to U.S. on June 1, 1796, Ohio was added on March 1, 1803, Louisiana was added on April 30, 1812, Indiana was added on December 11, 1816, Mississippi was added on December 10, 1817.
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The flag with 21 star was added in 1819. Illinois i the 21 star. Illinois was added to the states in December 3, 1818.
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Alabama was added to the states on December 14, 1819, Maine was added on March 15, 1820. They added the two stars in 1820.
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Missouri was the 24 state to be added to the U.S. It was added to the states on August 10, 1821. The flag was changed in 1822
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On June 15, 1836 Arkansas was added to the states. Arkansas is the 25 star added on our flag. It was added in 1836.
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Michigan is the 26th star added to the flag. It became a state on Jan 26, 1837. The star was added in 1837.
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Florida is the 27 star added to the flag in 1845. It was added as a state on March 3, 1845. It is still a state today.
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Texas became apart of the states on December 29, 1845. It was added to the flag as the 28 star. It was added in 1846
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Iowa was added to the states on December 28, 1846. It was added as a state in 1847. The stars look like a hat and it could be upside down and still be the 29 star flag.
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Wisconsin was added to the statse in 1848. It was the 30th star added o the flag. It was added on May 29, 1848.
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California was added to the states on September 9, 1850. It was the 31 star on the flag. The star was added in 1851.
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Minnesota was added to the states on May 11, 1858. It was the 32nd star added on the flag. It was added in 1858.
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Oregon was added to the states on February 14, 1859. It was the 33 star on the flag. It was added on the flag in 1859.
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Kansas was added to the states on January 29, 1861. It was the 34 star on the flag. Even after the South seceded from the Union, President Lincoln would not let them take the southern states stars to be taken off the flag.
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West Virginia was added to the states on June 20, 1863. It was the 35th star to be added to the flag. It was added to the flag in 1863.
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Nevada was added to the states on October 31, 1864. It was the 36th star added to the flag. It was added in 1865.
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Nebraska was added to the states on March 1, 1867. It was the 37th star to be added to the flag. It was added in 1867.
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Colorado was added to the states on August 1, 1876. It wass the 38th star on the flag. It was added in 1877.
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North Dakota was added to the states on November 2, 1889, South Dakota was added on November 2, 1889, Montana was added on November 8, 1889, Washington was added on November 11, 1889, Idaho was added on July 3, 1890.
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Wyoming wass added to the states on July 10, 1890. It was the 44 star added to the flag. It was added in 1891.
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Utah was added to the states on January 4, 1896. It is the 45th star on the flag. It was added in 1896.
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Oklahoma was added to the states on November 16, 1907. It is the 46th star on the flag. It was added in 1908.
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