What was the Grand Union flag?
A flag designed by the American colonies in 1775. The Grand Union flag was designed at Benjamin Franklin’s suggestion. It displayed the Union Jack in the upper left-hand corner, and the rest was made up of thirteen red and white horizontal stripes. These stripes (7 red and 6 white) represented the thirteen colonies. Top of Page 3. What did the first U.S. flag look like? It had thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen white stars on a blue background. The thirteen stars and stripes represented the thirteen colonies. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a law creating this design as the first Official Flag of the United States. However, this law was not specific, and there were many different flag designs: some stars had five points and some had six points; some stars were set in a circle and some in rows; some had seven red stripes and some had six red stripes. Top of Page 4. What do the colors of the U.S. flag represent? The U.S. flag is red, white, and blue: red repres
