Write the words from the box. blue
stars
colonies
Revolution
white
stripes
Union
anthem
The British flag was the flag of the thirteen American (1) colonies before the American (2) . During the Revolutionary War, the red and (3) stripes were symbols of these colonies on the Great (4) flag. The first American flag had thirteen (5) in a field of (6) . In the War of 1812, the flag had fifteen stars and (7) . Now the “Star-Spangled Banner” is the national (8) of the United States.