[Answer] 9. The US flag has 13 stripes on it, 7 red and 6 white. What do they symbolize?

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...1. The 13 years between US Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution (1776-1789) 2. The 13 months that it took the Pilgrims to journey from England to North America 3. The 13 attendees of the 1st Continental Congress 4. The 13 original colonies that formed the US The original US flag had 13 stars and stripes, both representing the original colonies. After adding a 14th and 15th state, the flag was modified to have 15 stars and stripes. It then became apparant that with too many more states that the flag would look cluttered. So the next time states were admitted, the star count went up, but the stripe count went back to 13, where it has stayed ever since. The 15 stars-and-striped flag is nicknamed 'The Star-Spangled Banner', since it was the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write what would become the US National Anthem.

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The 13 original colonies that formed the US:

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