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States of America (or the American
flag) consists of thirteen equal
horizontal serives of red alternating
* with white, with a blue rectangle in
the canton (referred to specifically as the “umion”) bearing fifty small,
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fp represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen
colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the
( Seetstates in the Union, Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and
Stipes’. "Old Glory,” and "The Star-Spangled Banner’ (also the name
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onthe fla. represent?
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