Continental Colors
E1994
Continental Colors is the early American national flag that combined British Union Jack elements with thirteen red and white stripes representing the original colonies.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of the United States
ⓘ
historical flag ⓘ national flag ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge Flag
Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form:
Congress Flag
Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form:
First Navy Ensign
Grand Union Flag ⓘ |
| associatedWithBody |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
|
| associatedWithEvent | American independence movement ⓘ |
| canton |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| category |
Flags introduced in 1775
ⓘ
Flags of the American Revolution ⓘ Historical flags of the United States ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designElement |
British Union Jack in the canton
ⓘ
thirteen red and white stripes ⓘ |
| fieldPattern | 13 horizontal stripes ⓘ |
| firstRaisedAt | Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| firstRaisedOn | 1776-01-01 ⓘ |
| flagType | ensign ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| inception | 1775 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | British maritime flags ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 13 ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Red Ensign ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| represents | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| status | no longer in official use ⓘ |
| stripeColors |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| successor |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)
|
| symbolizes | unity of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| usedAs |
de facto national flag of the United States
ⓘ
naval ensign ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American revolutionaries
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ Continental Navy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.