Continental Colors

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Continental Colors is the early American national flag that combined British Union Jack elements with thirteen red and white stripes representing the original colonies.

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Continental Colors canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of the United States
historical flag
national flag
alsoKnownAs Cambridge Flag
linked to: Grand Union Flag

Congress Flag
linked to: Grand Union Flag

First Navy Ensign
linked to: Grand Union Flag

Grand Union Flag
associatedWithBody Continental Congress
associatedWithEvent American independence movement
canton Union Jack
linked to: Union Flag
category Flags introduced in 1775
Flags of the American Revolution
Historical flags of the United States
colors blue
red
white
country 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 Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)
linked to: United States flag
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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Grand Union Flag alsoKnownAs Continental Colors