The Stars and Stripes
Thirteen American colonies went to war on 4 July,1776.They wanted the right to run their own egan to people country.They knew they needed a flag of their own,but they did not have time to think
A year later,the war had not ended.Yet,people began to design a new flag anyway.Part of it would be blue with stars.The rest of the flag would be even more striking.It would have thirteen red and white stripes.Each star and each stripe representes a colony
Finally,the war ended.A new try was beginning to take shape and grow.The first official national flag,also known as the Stars anstars and stripes,was approved by the Congress in 1777.After Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the Union in the 1790s,two more stripes were added in 1705.The fifteen-star,fifteen-stripe flag was the star-spangled banner that inspired lawyer Francis Scott Key to write the poem that later became the US national anthem.
More states were formed.So,more stars and stripeso were inclubed into the flag that could hardly find room for these additions.In 1818,Congess passed a new law.It was decided that the flag would have only thirteen stripes but the number of stars could be increased according to the number of states.
The flag of the United States has changed several times since 1777.The last new star,bringing the total to fifty,was added after Hawaii became a state.But the colours remain the same now as they were then-red,white and blue
Complete the sentences with the right answer
1.The American Flag has a star for each……………………….
a.state b.person c.colony d.country
2.The passage does not mention the…………………of the people who designed the earliest known flag.
a.nationality b.diversity c.majority d.identify
3.Which word in paragraph three means group of people elected to make laws
a.official b.colony c.national d.Congress
4.The US flag’s stars and stripes helped create the nation’s national anthem
a.True b.Not true c.Not Sure d.Partly True
5.In paragraph four,could hardly find room for means
a.did not have lines for more stars and stripes.
b. did not have cloth for more stars and stripes.
c. did not have space for more stars and stripes.
d. did not have colours for more stars and stripes.
6.Over the years,what has stayed the same in the American flag
a.the shape b.the colours c.the stars d.the people
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