Alternative American Flag
The first version of the american flag was the grand union flag also known as the continental colors the congress flag the cambridge flag and the first naval ensign.
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In 1777 the second continental congress passed the flag resolution which stated. The current american flag which is the longest tenured banner in american history was officially raised for the first time on the fourth of july in 1960 at baltimore s fort mchenry where. Flag sprung from a series of alternatives competitors and predecessors from a time when that expression of the whole in flying colors flew over revolutionaries and patriots as a single american flag gradually evolved. Flown from the masts of american warships the pine tree flag was a powerful symbolic riposte to the crown and its royal navy.
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The following flags represent the united states of america or one of its predecessors or alternative successors. Red replaces white and and black replaces blue and red in the normal flag so the overall stripe pattern still starts and ends with a dark stripe even though the red gets swapped. A lone pine was shown on a white background with the inscription an.