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en-wikipedia-org-6820		Flag of the United States - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	14812	1714	76	The Continental Navy raised the Colors as the ensign of the fledgling nation in the American War for Independence—likely with the expedient of transforming their previous British red ensigns by adding white stripes—and used this flag until 1777, when it formed the basis for the subsequent de jure designs.[7][8] On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution which stated: "Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."[18] Flag Day is now observed on June 14 of each year. 0 13 King's Colours instead of stars, red and white stripes represent Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia December 3, 1775[63] – June 14, 1777	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6820.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6820.txt