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    Ben Drake Professor 1/29/14

    Writing Prompt Three


    For over two-hundred years the United States flag has been the American flag. On January 1st 1776, George Washington was put in charge of the American forces, and Boston had been taken over by the British army. So George Washington demanded that he have the Grand Union flag put over top of his base. The flag had 13 alternating red and white stripes, with the British Union jack in the top left hand corner. Then five months later, an announcement made by Betty Ross stated that she had sewed the first American flag. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first flag act "resolved, that the flag of the United States be
    made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white. That the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation"(History of American Flag). Between 1777 and 1960 a lot of changes were made to the flag. Its shape and design were changed by allowing for more stars to be put on representing each new state. Today the flag has thirteen stripes, seven red and six white. There are 50 stars representing the states, and the colors of the flag represent blue for justice, white for purity, and red for hardiness and valor (History of American Flag). On March 23rd, 1931, President Hoover signed an act that finally made it so the United States could have a nation anthem, and named it The Star Spangled Banner. The words of our anthem was first written down in September of 1814, by Francis Scott Key as a poem. By the civil war, this song was considered one of the most popular patriotic songs in the United States (20th Century History). In order to be considered a citizen of the United States you either have to be born in the U.S. or have parents that were citizens at the time of your birth and meet other requirements. If you were not born in the U.S. and you want to become a citizen apply for derived or acquired

    citizenship through your parents. Also you would have to apply for naturalization (U.S. Citizenship).

    Works Cited "U.S. Citizenship." Homepage. National Customer Service Center, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2014. Rossenberg, Jennifer. "The Star Spangled Banner." About.com 20th Century History. About.com, n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2014. "History of American Flag." History of American Flag. USA Flag Site, 2012. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.

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