The American Flag
Many years ago, Betsy Ross was approached by three men and asked to create the first American flag as a symbol of our nation. Betsy was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was good at sewing and even claimed to have done some tailoring for George Washington. In late May of seventeen seventy-six, some men came to the house where Betsy Ross was to ask her to sew an American flag. These men were George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross. George Washington was head of the Continental Army. Robert Morris was a wealthy man. He was the owner of a large piece of land. Colonel George Ross was the uncle of Betsy’s late husband, John Ross. John had been killed in a gunpowder explosion while on militia duty in Philadelphia. Betsy was married two more times after this and had seven children. He was a respected man in Philadelphia. They suggested a flag that had thirteen six-pointed stars and thirteen red and white stripes on it. Betsy agreed to make the flag, but she proposed five-pointed stars instead. Betsy continued to make flags for the rest of her life. Although the original flag had thirteen stars and the same number of stripes on it, the flag has …show more content…
One of these ways is the holiday known as Flag Day. Flag Day is believed to have been started in eighteen eighty-five. The day June fourteen was chosen for the celebration of the flag because on June fourteen, seventeen seventy-seven, the Continental Congress replaced the British flag with the American flag. On May thirty, nineteen sixteen, President Woodrow Wilson called for the observance of the flag on June fourteen of that year. People in many different communities celebrated that day after President Wilson’s proclamation, but it wasn’t an official holiday until nineteen forty-nine. On August three, nineteen forty-nine, President Truman signed the Act of Congress. This made June fourteen of every year National Flag
Many years ago, Betsy Ross was approached by three men and asked to create the first American flag as a symbol of our nation. Betsy was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was good at sewing and even claimed to have done some tailoring for George Washington. In late May of seventeen seventy-six, some men came to the house where Betsy Ross was to ask her to sew an American flag. These men were George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross. George Washington was head of the Continental Army. Robert Morris was a wealthy man. He was the owner of a large piece of land. Colonel George Ross was the uncle of Betsy’s late husband, John Ross. John had been killed in a gunpowder explosion while on militia duty in Philadelphia. Betsy was married two more times after this and had seven children. He was a respected man in Philadelphia. They suggested a flag that had thirteen six-pointed stars and thirteen red and white stripes on it. Betsy agreed to make the flag, but she proposed five-pointed stars instead. Betsy continued to make flags for the rest of her life. Although the original flag had thirteen stars and the same number of stripes on it, the flag has …show more content…
One of these ways is the holiday known as Flag Day. Flag Day is believed to have been started in eighteen eighty-five. The day June fourteen was chosen for the celebration of the flag because on June fourteen, seventeen seventy-seven, the Continental Congress replaced the British flag with the American flag. On May thirty, nineteen sixteen, President Woodrow Wilson called for the observance of the flag on June fourteen of that year. People in many different communities celebrated that day after President Wilson’s proclamation, but it wasn’t an official holiday until nineteen forty-nine. On August three, nineteen forty-nine, President Truman signed the Act of Congress. This made June fourteen of every year National Flag