Many people do not know the true history of the American flag, but many experts believe that Betsy Ross was the one who came up with the original design. Others say that the design came from George Washington.
Ross’s grandson claimed that his grandmother was the person who came up with the flag that people see today. Betsy as a wide seamstress. According to her grandson, she told him the tale of the flag when he was only 11 years old. Reportedly, a delegation featuring General George Washington, Robert Morris, a member of the Continental Congress, and George Ross, Betsy’s husband’s uncle, went to her in Philadelphia in May 1776. The delegation allegedly requested her to come up with the first American flag, which should feature 13 pointed stars and 13 stripes.
Betsy accepted the task but suggested thay a five-point star can be made by cutting it from a folded cloth using only a single snip of a pair of scissors. However, many do not believe the tale.
There is no solid evidence that would support the story. General Washington at the time was actually battling the British from Boston to New York. There was no independent nation yet and the Continental Congress had other tasks at hand and did not authorize the creation of a starred flag, some claimed.
The early American flag was the one raised by the Bedford Minutemen when they battled the British Regulars at Concord. The flag featured a red field with a steel-clad arm coming from a cloud. The hand was holding a sword and there was a golden scroll around the hand and sword with the written words “Vince Aut Morire”. It meant “Conquer or Die”.
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