Did Betsy Ross make the 1st U.S. flag?
I asked my students to find evidence regarding Betsy Ross and the first U.S. flag; and to cite its source using a format sheet I provided. Here is the evidence I found. Each source is cited using the format I asked for. • “Ross, Betsy 1752-1836 ne Griscom reputed maker of 1st Am. flag” Title: Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth edition Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Publication date: 1993 page(s): 1431 • “Ross, Betsy Griscom, 1752-1836, maker of the first U.S. flag” Title: Random House Webster’s College Dictionary Publisher: Random House Publication date: 1996 page(s): 1170 • “reputed adj. 1. Generally supposed to be such.” “Ross, Betsy Griscom . 1752-1836 1. American seamstress who, according to tradition, made the first American flag (June 1776) at the request of George Washington.” Title: The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, version 4.0 Publisher: Softkey International Publication date: 1995 Topic found: Ross • Who Designed the Flag? No one knows for certain. Francis
