What do the colors of the U.S. flag mean?
Choose the correct answer:
A. White for purity, red for valor, and blue for justice.
B. White stars symbolize the heavens and U. S. goals, and the stripes symbolize the rays of the sun.
C. White stars represent heaven, red symbolizes England, the white stripes show U.S. separation from England and represent liberty.
D. None of the above.
Answer "D" is correct.
There has never been an official, documented explanation of the color scheme of the U. S. flag. Answer (a) is the Continental Congress's description of the U.S. Seal; Answer (b) has been published by the House of Representatives; and Answer (c) has been attributed (without proof) to George Washington.
Mary Pickersgill made the Star-Spangled Banner in the summer of 1813. Mary was a professional flag maker in Baltimore, Md. Mary's mother, Rebecca Young, was also an important flag maker who made flags for the Army during the American Revolution. Rebecca also likely helped her daughter make the Star-Spangled Banner.
At 30 x 42 feet, the Star-Spangled Banner was the larger of two flags that the U.S. Army commissioned Mary Pickersgill to make for Fort McHenry. The smaller flag was a storm flag measuring 17 x 25 feet. The storm flag's whereabouts are unknown.
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