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What do the stripes of the U.S. Flag represent?

Retry Correct Incorrect The stripes represent each of the first colonies on the east coast of the now-United States that declared themselves independent from England. They governed themselves and fought off attempts from London to gain more control.

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What do the stripes of the U.S. Flag represent?

• The first 13 Amendments
• The first 13 guys to sign the Declaration of Independence
• The first 13 colonies to declare independence from England
• Nothing