13 Colonies Betsy Ross Flag Embroidered & Sewn – 3′ x 5′ Nylon

Collins Flags 13 Colonies Betsy Ross Flag Embroidered & Sewn – 3′ x 5′ Nylon

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This durable 13 Colonies Flag comes with embroidered stars and fully sewn stripes on high quality nylon!

This 3′ x 5′ flag offers accurate reproductions, revealing a beautiful pattern and holding vibrant color in this design. Made of 100% nylon, and finished with strong, canvas headers and brass grommets.

When looking for a way to show off your pride in America and her triumphant story, a 13 Colonies flag is a great display of patriotism. Named after the woman famously known for creating it, they are also called Betsy flags. These specialty flags are made from heavy duty Solar Max nylon and are accurate reproductions of the most commonly requested U.S. flags in the industry. These historical nylon flags are finished with heavy-duty white headers and brass grommets. See the flag history below for more details on Betsy flags.

History: On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army placed American forces under George Washington’s control. On that New Year’s Day, the Continental Army was laying siege to Boston which had been taken over by the British Army. Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted above his base at Prospect Hill “in compliment of the United Colonies.” In Boston, on that New Year’s Day, the Loyalists (supporters of Britain) had been circulating a recent King George speech, offering the Continental forces favorable terms if they laid down their arms. These Loyalists were convinced that the King’s speech had impressed the Continentals into surrendering – as a sign of the Continentals’ “surrender,” the Loyalists mistook the flying of the Grand Union flag over Prospect Hill as a show of respect to King George. In fact, however, the Continentals knew nothing of the speech until later. Washington wrote in a letter dated January 4, “By this time, I presume, they begin to think it strange we have not made a formal surrender of our lines.” Obviously, a new flag was needed. Betsy would often tell her relatives and friends of the fateful day when three members of a secret committee from the Continental Congress came to her. Those representatives, George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross, asked her to sew the first flag. This meeting occurred in her home sometime late in May 1776. George Washington was then the head of the Continental Army.

Robert Morris, an owner of vast amounts of land, was perhaps the wealthiest citizen in the Colonies. Colonel George Ross was a respected Philadelphian and also the uncle of her late husband, John Ross. In June 1776, brave Betsy was a widow struggling to run her own upholstery business. Upholsterers in colonial America not only worked on furniture but did all manner of sewing work, which for some included making flags. According to Betsy, General Washington showed her a rough design of the flag that included a six-pointed star. Betsy, a standout with the scissors, demonstrated how to cut a five-pointed star in a single snip. Impressed, the committee entrusted Betsy with making our first flag. According to Betsy Ross’s dates of events, in May the Congressional Committee called upon her at her shop. She finished the flag either in late May or early June 1776. In July, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time at Independence Hall. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, seeking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. “Resolved: 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.” Ever since the 13 Colonies flag has stood as a testament to our great nation.