Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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Correct answer to question 121: (Because there were) 13 original colonies
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- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
Why
The thirteen stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies that became the first states.
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