US History Sachin Katyal

Flag thing The official origins of the American Flag are unknown. While the first American Flag was m ade by Betsy Ross, it is unclear who the origina l designer was. Nevert heless the first official flag was made in 1777 I found that the fla g was "evolved in response to the growth of the country it represen ts." As for the time of the possible changes this source says, " Between 1777 and 1960 Congress passed several acts that changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag and allowed stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state." The American flag we know of today has 13 stripes, 6 white and 7 red, and 50 stars, one for each state.  It has gone through over 27 changes. the American flag uses the certain colors and shapes that it does to represent different things about America. " The stripes represent the original 13 Colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union.  The colors of the flag are symbolic...

Culture: the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. Here is how I see American Culture: Culture to me, contrary to what is normally thought, is not necessarily about all the commonalities a country has. Rather, it is what makes the place so unique. It takes a different approach to decide what the culture the United States has as the great diversity creates so many different cultures of their own. One could argue that the festivities of eating barbeque while tailgating before football games is a big part of the culture of the US as a whole. While that is a major part, there is so much more to it. To say what is exactly the culture of United States as a whole is hard to say. Besides that basic cultures like the equal opportunity, and having freedoms, different regions have different cultures. The football-loving culture of the South, is not the same as the laid-back attitude of th...