Brianna's US History Blog

The history of the American flag according to a  PBS  article on the History of the American Flag, begins with the Flag Resolution of 1777 which states that "the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." Though the flag has undergone several changes since its first creation around 1776, when Betsy Ross sewed the first one with the thirteen stars and stripes, it has not changed drastically. Several acts passed by Congress between 1777 and 1990 allowed for the flag to be modified to accommodate the addition of each new state. The current flag today still contains the same thirteen stripes alternating red and white which represent the thirteen colonies that declared independence from Britain, but now contains 50 stars each representing one of the 50 states still in the blue canton that represents the union. On the  USA Flag S...

Culture can be defined as "the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations." It is also defined as "the customary beliefs, social reforms, and material traits of a racial, religious or social group; the characteristic features of everyday existence shared by people in a place or time."  Merriam Webster Dictionary Here is how I see American culture: I see the American culture as a large population of people who have varied opinions and ideas about several different topics. We tend to share our ideas with others hoping that we can put our heads together to find a plan to pursue whatever this idea may be. We also like to express our opinions with others whether it may be because we disagree or we agree. In America, the ideas and opinions we share are often shared with some well thought out response we wish to hear, but more often than not do we hear our pe...