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There are 50 stars on the flag representing the 50 states that make up the United State of America. The 13 stripes (alternating red and white) represent the 13 original colonies. Those 13 are:

  1. Delaware
  2. Pennsylvania
  3. New Jersey
  4. Georgia
  5. Connecticut
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Maryland
  8. South Carolina
  9. New Hampshire
  10. Virginia
  11. New York
  12. North Carolina
  13. Rhode Island

The flags that followed and the states it represented being added are:

  • 15 Star flag (1795-1818) - Vermont, Kentucky
  • 20 Star flag (1818-1819) - Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee
  • 21 Star flag (1819-1830) - Illinois
  • 23 Star flag (1820-1822) - Alabama, Maine
  • 24 Star flag (1822-1836) - Missouri
  • 25 Star flag (1836-1837) - Arkansas
  • 26 Star flag (1837-1845) - Michigan
  • 27 Star flag (1845-1846) - Florida
  • 28 Star flag (1846-1847) - Texas
  • 29 Star flag (1847-1848) - Iowa
  • 30 Star flag (1848-1851) - Wisconsin
  • 31 Star flag (1851-1858) - California
  • 32 Star flag (1858-1859) - Minnesota
  • 33 Star flag (1859-1861) - Oregon
  • 34 Star flag (1861-1863) - Kansas
  • 35 Star flag (1863-1865) - West Virginia
  • 36 Star flag (1865-1867) - Nevada
  • 37 Star flag (1867-1877) - Nebraska
  • 38 Star flag (1877-1890) - Colorado
  • 43 Star flag (1890-1891) - Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington
  • 44 Star flag (1891-1896) - Wyoming
  • 45 Star flag (1896-1908) - Utah
  • 46 Star flag (1908-1912) - Oklahoma
  • 48 Star flag (1912-1959) - Arizona, New Mexico
  • 49 Star flag (1959-1960) - Alaska
  • 50 Star flag (1960-present) - Hawaii
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