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Evolution of the American flag a century and a half on
The article traces the flag’s early designs from 1775 through adoption in 1782, noting committees led by Franklin Adams and Sherman, gradual shifts away from royal symbols, Jones and the Ranger’s role, and varied early flags from Cambridge to Gadsden and Rhode Island, highlighting the push toward a unifying Stars and Stripes.
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United States of America
America
China
Japan
Great Britain
France
Spain
Roger Sherman
Cambridge
St. George
St. Andrew
Washington
Isaac Moard
England
Congress of the United States
Nallon
Lim
Old Spain
Columbus
Cabots
Justice
Providence
Pharaoh
Hed Sea
Moses
William Barty
Philadelphia
John Paul Jones
Ranger
United States
Jones
Scotland
Hird
Grant
Fort Stamwix
Endicott
Roger Williams
The
Sons of Liberty
Salse
St. Andrew's
St George's
Gadsen
Congress
St. George's Cross
Rhode Island