The History of US Flag

The evolution of the US flag.

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Education

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• States
• America
• flags
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• star
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• ross
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[PierreaSweedieCat]

If you ever redo this, list the States as they join (which would make it truly educational), and the years of union. Hawaii, BTW still has a bit of the Union Jack in their State flag.

[EvanC0912]

@PierreaSweedieCat thank you very much for your kind suggestion! I think it's a great idea.

[3dwardcullen69]

It would have been better if the US kept the Grand Union flag in order to symbolize their British heritage and origin. but I'm Canadian, we didn't even keep the union jack on our flag.

[EvanC0912]

@3dwardcullen69 well. the US is no more under the rule of the queen (or king) of the UK so maybe there's no more reason to keep the union flag there. the flag of the state of Hawaii still preserves the union flag, tho.

[3dwardcullen69]

@EvanC0912 Whether the Union Jack represents the monarchy or not is questionable. And sure there is a reason to keep the Union Jack. There are two large reasons actually. Reason number 1 (which I have already stated): to highlight the US's British heritage and origin. Reason 2: George Washington and many Americans fought and died under the grand union jack in the revolutionary war. The historic foundations of America was under that flag.

[EvanC0912]

@3dwardcullen69 wow. as a canadian you seem to know much of US history. (i'm not american tho.)..

btw, let's just say americans love stars so much more than the union flag. LOL.

[TheIceman567]

Great Video 5/5 and God save the Queen!! From an American.

[stickmedia1]

@Freszuuu Hey! Fuck you ;)

[LiamUe]

@3dwardcullen69

the Union Flag is still one of Canada's national flags.

[ScarkProductions]

@emiblindside We will always support the country that are the 'good guys' Yes the french and the canadians are always getting insulted by americans but meh, i dont know why..i dont like it when powerful country pick on smaller or weaker countrys :L

[emiblindside]

@ScarkProductions you dont disappoint me.. I knew that. but I`ll insist with the french thing, many people talks shit about them :P btw, thanks to the irish to support argentina all the way. We send hugs to you

[ScarkProductions]

@emiblindside No, Nobody hates the french, just idiots and if it was not for France, Britain will still have a commonwealth country across the atlantic! UK's history from an Irishmans point of views was colonisation, bullying and such.. Sorry to disappoint you but the USA is a nation filled with people from europe, africa and such so its not just UK that shares blood with america

[Freszuuu]

fuck usa sick people murders

[narutopain11]

@drvn8 yes

[drvn8]

@narutopain11 i get that... but do you really know the symbolism involved with stars?

[narutopain11]

@drvn8 sublminal messages are in pretty much everything, check out the illuminati

[drvn8]

@narutopain11 yeah, but what does the shape of a star have to do with that... the stars on the u.s. flag are right side up... do you know the significance of that?