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1 Red Ensign Flag

2 Red Ensign Flag Adopted by the Colonies as the first “national” flag

3 Pine Tree Flag

4 Pine Tree Flag Originally a symbol of New England, especially Massachusetts

5 Sons of Liberty Flag

6 Sons of Liberty Flag Known to the British as the “Rebellious Stripes”

7 Green Mountain Flag

8 Green Mountain Flag Used by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

9 Continental Flag

10 Continental Flag New England Battle Flag
Carried at the Battle of Bunker Hill

11 Bunker Hill Flag

12 Bunker Hill Flag Flew over the American fortifications on Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775

13 Washington Squadron Flag

14 Washington Squadron Flag
Pine Tree was used to show solidarity between the North and South Became Massachusetts’ navy flag in 1776

15 Washington’s Commander-in-Chief Flag

16 Washington’s Commander-in-Chief Flag
Personal flag of George Washington

17 Culpepper Flag

18 Culpepper Flag Used by Patrick Henry’s Virginia Regiment

19 Grand Union Flag

20 Grand Union Flag First “American” flag to receive a salute from a foreign official

21 First Navy Jack

22 First Navy Jack

23 Gadsden Flag

24 Gadsden Flag Named after Christopher Gadsden, commander of the Continental Marines

25 Bennington Flag

26 Bennington Flag Used by the Continental army that defeated General Burgoyne in Bennington, VT The ‘76 is in honor of the Declaration of Independence

27 “Betsy Ross” Flag

28 “Betsy Ross” Flag The Second Continental Congress passed the first Flag Resolution in 1777

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