for grade school children

1. The American Flag
By Sarajane Smith

2. 1777- The Betsy Ross Flag
• Made by Betsy Ross
• 13 start and 13 stripes
• Red, White and Blue

3. 1795
• Vermont and Kentucky
• 15 Stars and 15 Stripes

4. 1818
• 20 Stars and 13 Stripes
• Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi
1819
• 21 Stars- Illinois
1820
• 23 Stars- Alabama and Maine
1822
• 24 Stars- Missouri
1826
• 25 Stars- Arkansas
1837
• 26 Stars- Michigan
1845
• 27 Stars- Florida
1846
• 28 Stars- Texas

5. 1847
• 29 Stars- Iowa
1848
• 20 Stars- Wisconsin
1851
• 31 Stars- California
1858
• 32 Stars- Minnesota
1859
• 33 Stars- Oregon
1861
• 34 Stars- Kansas
1863
• 35 Stars- West Virginia
1865
• 36 Stars- Nevada

6. 1867
• 37 Stars- Nebraska
1876
Manufacturers made a
• 38 Stars- Colorado flag in 1889 with 39 stars
1890 on it… why was it never
an official flag?
• 43 Stars- North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Washington, Idaho
1891
• 44 Stars- Wyoming
1896
• 45 Stars- Utah
1908
• 46 Stars- Oklahoma
1912
• 48 Stars- New Mexico, Arizona
1949
• 49 Stars- Alaska

7. 1960
• Hawaii
• 50 Stars
• Our Current Flag

8. Some Places Our Flag Has Flown
• 1787: Captain Robert Gray- Sailed around the World
• 1909: Robert Peary- North Pole
• 1963: Barry Bishop- Mount Everest
• 1969: Neil Armstrong- The Moon!

9. Did You Know…?
• Flag Day is June 14th
• Half Mast Flags
• 1958:Robert G. Heft

10. What Is Next?
• Puerto Rico = 51 Stars?
• What will that look like?
• YOU DECIDE!

11. Other National Flags

19. Sources
Images can be found at:
http://www.celebrealtor.com/images/american-flag-pictures/american-flag.gif
http://ccs.clarityconnect.com/NRiggs/flag15.gif
http://www.michigan-map.org/michigan-map.jpg
http://www.tennessee-map.org/tennessee-map.jpg
http://www.ohio-map.org/ohio-map.jpg
http://www.awesometraveler.com/images/florida-road-map-fullsize.gif
http://media.photobucket.com/image/picture%20of%20texas/pauljorg31/Entire%20map%20of%20texas/large-map-of-texas-
entire-complete.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q7Y-3D1IauE/TdIsQ_O7CuI/AAAAAAAADDk/a7nF7SibpaU/s1600/arkansas+map_only_pic.gif
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/counties/stout22.gif
http://www.digital-topo-maps.com
http://www.vacation2usa.com/i2nova_mississippi.png
http://geology.com
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mogenweb/missouri-county-map.gif
http://www.wisconsin-map.org/wisconsin-map.jpg
http://www.minnesotaslakes.com/Minnesota%20Fishing.gif
http://www.barbsnow.net/images/west-virginia-county-map.gif
http://www.dreammakerhotdogcarts.com
http://www.lib.az.us/braille/images/azmap.gif
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mFMFCpmOJ2Q/ShoZ29qAw3I/AAAAAAAAAQk/ZT9JHorCgrQ/s400/BN5306_1-FB~American-Flag-
Flying-at-Full-Mast-Cape-Cod-USA-Posters.jpg
http://www.clevescene.com/images/blogimages/2010/11/11/1289491361-neil-armstrong-moon.jpg
http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/smontgom65/smontgom651007/smontgom65100700017/7314592-american-flag-at-half-
mast-flag-flapping.jpg

20. Sources
Information can be found at:
www.wikipedia.org
See: Timeline of the American Flag
Betsy Ross Flag
The American Flag