Why are the American Flags colors red, white, and blue?
I pulled this up and copied it for you. Hope it helps. Meaning of Red and White Stripes on US Flag There was an act that said that the flag of the thirteen United States be the thirteen stripes, alternated with red and white and the union be thirteen stars be white in a bay of blue field that would represent a new constellation. Washington said that they take the stars from the heavens and the red from our mother country that would separate it by white stripes, and the white stripes will mean liberty. More input from WikiAnswers Contributors: * The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies. The colors have a different meaning. White represents courage and red represents the blood shed. * The number of the stripes – 13 – signifies the 13 colonies of the time. The red, historically, represents the British while the white stripes cutting through the red is a political statement against Great Britain and its rule over the colonies. You will find that many flags of the time,
