American Flags During the Revolution

| Posted: 19-05-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 60 | Rating: (82)

(?)

The recent HBO mini-series John Adams depicts many historical American flags that were used during the Revolutionary War period.

These flags were early versions of the national flag and some were used by regiments during the war. For instance, in the opening credits one of the flags shown is the Culpepper flag.

This flag represented a group of about one hundred minutemen from Culpepper, Virginia. The group formed part of Colonel Patrick Henry's First Virginia Regiment of 1775. In October-November 1775 three hundred such minutemen, led by Colonel Stevens, assembled at Culpepper Court House and marched for Williamsburg.

Their unusual dress alarmed the people as they marched through the country. The word "LIBERTY OR DEATH" were in large white letters on the breast of their hunting shirts. They had bucks' tails in their hats and in their belts, tomahawks and scalping knives.

Another flag that is used during the show is the Grand Union flag. This flag was never offically adopted by the Continental Congress but it is widely recongnized as the first flag of the United States

This flag was an alteration of the British Meteor flag. In its blue canton was the red cross of ST. George and the white cross of ST. Andrew. The thirteen stripes signified the original colonies.

The Washington Cruisers flag is also another flag shown in the opening credits of the miniseries.

This flag was used by George Washington on his squadron of six schooners which he outfitted at his own expense in the fall of 1775. This flag was a variation of the New England Pine Tree flag. It was later modified and adopted by the Massachusetts Navy.

The Sons of Liberty would rally under a large tree, in Boston Massachusetts, which came to be known as "The Liberty Tree". This tree became a symbol of American independence. Knowing they were up against a great military power they believed they were sustained by still a greater power, thus their "APPEAL TO HEAVEN".

If you are interested in the history of more early American flags visit our historical flags section on our website.

Rate this Article:

Current: 0 / 5 stars - 0 vote(s).

Article Tags: Flags, Historical Flags

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/education-articles/american-flags-during-the-revolution-419268.html

Print article

Send to friend

Publish this Article

Author feedback

About the Author:

Matthew Yeasky is owner of www.njflags.com

Submitting articles has become one of the most popular means of generating quality backlinks and targeted traffic to your website. Join us today - It's Free!

Article Comments

Add new Comment

Nokia Isle of Wight Festival Launch
By: Libertines | 22/03/2006 | Art and Entertainment

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid Matey - the Origin of Pirate Flags
By: David Mann | 04/05/2006 | Art and Entertainment

Nascar Flags
By: Jake Tyler | 15/06/2006 | Sports and Fitness

Flags - Why Are They Important?
By: Andrew Cahill | 25/10/2006 | Free

Lewis Hamilton Revives F1
By: Shaun Parker | 13/07/2007 | Sports and Fitness

Fly your Flag Proudly
By: caroline mackay | 28/08/2007 | News and Society

Show your Pride Fly a Flag
By: Micah Wallace | 05/11/2007 | Article Writing

Golf is the Most Difficult Sport in the World to Play
By: Alan Wilson | 03/07/2008 | Golf

Got a Question? Ask.

Ask the community a question about this article:

Q&A Powered by:

Latest Education Articles

Movado: Beauty Meets Function With Bareleto, Amorosa & Rondiro
By: Joseph Levy | 07/10/2008
One of Three amazing styles Movado makes that you will really like. These exquisite sytles by movado are one of a kind.

Germination, Bog Plants, And Transplanting
By: Sarah Martin | 07/10/2008
Some of the seeds come up in a few weeks; a few, in fact, in less than ten days, where conditions are favorable; others, as we have seen, require several months. It is well to group them, when planting, upon this basis, so that all those which will be ready...

The History Of The Car Seat
By: Will Smith | 07/10/2008
The first recorded report of a child restraint in an automobile was in 1898. The device was little more than a drawstring bag that would attach to the actual car seat. It was only designed to prevent little children from falling off their seats when the car was in motion. Much has changed since then. Today all cars are legally required to provide car seat restraint systems.

Properly Choosing a Tutorial Service Provider
By: Christa Kowalczyk | 07/10/2008
Tutoring service provides an alternative way of learning for students besides attending school. It provides them the skills necessary to improve their academic performance in school. Tutoring services is becoming popular all around the world. Because of the demands, there are a lot of companies now offering in-house tutorial services and...

Fuel Alternatives and Energy Sources
By: Joan Barton | 06/10/2008
Fuel Alternatives and renewable energy sources include, Hydrogen, Wind, Garbage, Geothermal, Solar, Tidal all can be harnessed effectively.

How To Choose And Join The Best Fashion Design School
By: Scott English | 06/10/2008
Fashion design is an upcoming career which is authenticated by many universities. You get a proper degree for it. Fashion design is not an abstract thing, it needs appropriate training and necessary acquaintance with the work required from a fashion design school. A fashion design school can be understood as an institution where people become skilled at creating exclusive designs with fabrics.

Amazonite - Extraordinary Feldspar
By: Claudia Mann | 06/10/2008
Amazonite has a soft green to blue green color, often with thin white streaks interlacing the green. It forms blocky prismatic or tabular crystals with angles that are not quite ninety degrees. Because of its natural beauty it is used to make jewelry and other ornamental objects. Amazonite has a...

Study Abroad Program For Students
By: Jayesh Bagde | 05/10/2008
Study abroad program is one of the exciting parts of being a student. It provides a new approach in learning a lot of things in a foreign country. Study abroad is one of the most prevalent summer study program being availed by many college students. A number of colleges and universities...

Article Categories

Article Marketing

Article Notepad

Stop Duplicate Content

Term Papers

Need Help?

Sign up for our email newsletter

Receive updates, enter your email below

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2008 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved. (2.10, 16)

American Flags During the Revolution

Article Comments

Related Articles

Got a Question? Ask.

Latest Education Articles

Need Help?

Site Links

Webmasters

Business Info

Sign up for our email newsletter