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Question 121 of 128Symbols

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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USCIS accepts any of these 2 answers

  • (Because there were) 13 original colonies
  • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies

Source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), page 18.

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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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