Flag of the United States

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flag-of-the-united-states

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the number of stripes?13
2. What is the number of stars?50
3. What do the stripes on the American flag represent?The thirteen stripes stand for the original thirteen colonies that became the first states of the United States.
4. Why are there 50 stars on the flag?The fifty stars each represent one of the current states in the United States.

Canton: The upper inner corner of a flag, often bearing a distinct design or symbol.
Pledge of Allegiance: A solemn oath of loyalty to the flag and the United States.
American Revolutionary War: The war fought from 1775 to 1783 where the thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain.
Union: The term used to refer to the United States during the Civil War, in opposition to the Confederacy.