U.S Flag History

 Betsy Ross used to tell her family that one day George Washington, Robert Morris, and, George Ross asked her to sew the first flag this occurred at her house on the late May of 1776. At that moment Washington was the head of the Continental Army. In June of 1776 George Washington showed her a rough design of the flag at the time Betsy was a widow and had to stand for herself in her business (she made flags). Before all these happened the Colonies and the Militia had many flags. One was the "Rattlesnake Flag" it had a rattlesnake in the center and 13 stripes (white and red) and it said "Don’t treat on me" this flag was used by the continental army, another flag used b the Continental Army was a green tree and had a white background and it said "An appeal to heaven". Other flag was the one used by the Loyalists which had the 13 red and white stripes and had at the left upper side the British flag. 

They realized they needed an official flag this story tells that Betsy Ross the flag in late May or early June of 1776. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, seeking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. "They said: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."