United States: The Stars and Stripes, with 50 stars representing 50 states in the United States, 13 red and blue stripes representing 1774 states participating in the American Revolution. 1776 On July 4th, the United States of America was declared to be established by waging the war of independence against British colonial rule. 1777, 14 In June, the form of the American flag was officially determined as follows: the flag bottom is red and white with 13 stripes, and the star corner in the upper left corner is a blue rectangle with 13 white five-pointed stars. Both stripes and white stars represent the 13 colony that was fighting for independence at that time. This national flag only represents 835,000 square kilometers of land, accounting for 8.9% of the existing territorial area, because the States have joined the Federation one after another. On April 4, 2008, Congress passed another bill: "Every time the United States accepts a state, a new star will fly the national flag on July 4 next year." After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the United States expanded its original territory to 9,372,600 square kilometers. Most of the territory expanded by the United States is bought, which is cheap and bizarre, like a fantasy. For example,1In February of 848, the United States and Mexico signed the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty, and the United States did another business at gunpoint. In order to build the railway, the United States paid Mexico $25 million and got Mexico $2.46 million.
Square kilometers of land, accounting for 56% of Mexican territory at that time; 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Other land was confiscated. For example, after the middle of the19th century, the United States continued to move westward. After acquiring nearly half of the American continent, they successively occupied a series of islands in the Pacific Ocean until the Kingdom of Hawaii was incorporated into the territory of the United States and became the 50th state of the United States. White represents honesty and justice; Red represents courage and fearlessness; Blue represents vigilance, tenacity and justice.
The national flag symbolizes the dignity of a country. Like people all over the world, Americans should be in awe of the national flag at all times and on all occasions. Many States in the United States have specially formulated relevant laws and regulations on flag etiquette.
The practice of raising the national flag in the United States is that people wearing casual clothes take off their hats in their right hands and hold them on their left chests; If you don't wear a hat, pay attention to the national flag in a stand-at-attention posture; A salute in military uniform.