Kelli Janssen US History 2017/2018!

History of The United States Flag:    On June 14,1777 the US continental congress passed an act which established the official flag of the nation. The origins of the first US flag is unknown, although some believe it was designed by  Francis Hopkinson (New Jersey congressman) and sewn by Betsy Ross (Philadelphia seamstress). Between 1777 and 1960 Congress passed many acts which led to the change in shape, design and arrangement of the flag. The acts also allowed stars and stripes to be added to reflect the admission of each new state. Today the flag contains 13 horizontal stripes. There are seven red stripes, which alternate with six white.  The stripes represent the original 13 Colonies.  T he stars represent the 50 states of the Union.  The red on the flag symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. Before 9/11 the flag represented the marking of americ...

Culture: -    "The   integrated   pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations." -   "T he set of shared attitudes,values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization." Here is how I see American culture: American culture is similar to many countries but it is also very different. Culture in America is very diverse, and often referred to as the "melting pot". It is called this because of the many different religious groups, values, backgrounds, languages, foods, traditions...etc. Everyone expresses themselves differently, most Americans are friendly and talkative, but also have strong opinions, are  independent and individualistic. These characteristics are formed because of the rights of the United States.  Culture in Huntsville is much like the rest of the country...it is diverse! But common thin...