It was based on the Grand Union flag, which had been originally made by Betsy Ross.
Legend is that George Washington asked her to make it, to his specifications.
The flag was made with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars to represent each of the colonies.
At first, each time a state joined the country a star and a stripe were added.
It was in 1818 that Congress added a law that changed it to changing just the stars, and the amount of stripes was reset to thirteen to represent the original colonies.
Now, June 14 is known as flag day, in the US.
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