![]() ![]() Later, the symbolism of '9' came to apply to the nine states represented at the adoption of the Constitution on Septemand also the nine states which ratified it into existence. "The four white and five red stripes were symbolic of ' 45' the number of the pamphlet published in 1763 by the English civil-rights activist John Wilkes, whose influence on the American revolutionary movement was second only to Tom Paine's ' Common Sense.'. Switzerland: (Square-shaped) Aspect ratio of 1:1. Qatar: The largest aspect ratio of any national flag, the flag's width 2.545 times as large as the height. The flag of the Sons of Liberty prior to the American Revolution consisted of 9 vertical red and white stripes. Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides. However, this list is not historically significant in that participation was limited by the short notice given and that afterward the Assemblies of theįour other colonies agreed to support the work of the Congress. ![]() The nine colonies represented are: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and South Carolina. I should note that the nine stripes of the vertical Sons of Liberty flag represented the nine protesting colonies that participated in the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. The flag is displayed today at the Old State House in Boston, folded, in a controlled environment case. The photo shows the flag displayed flat and its 9 alternate red and white vertical stripes are clearly visible. In the July 1936 National Geographic Magazine, I found a photo of the Sons of Liberty Flag of Boston flown in the 1760s to protest colonial treatment. Source: Standards and Colors of the American Revolution The flag of the United States is a prime example of a predominantly red and white striped flag that features a blue corner with white stars. In one instance, after their Pole had been destroyed for the second time, the local Liberty Boys raised a massive replacement sheathed in iron. It has 14 red and white stripes (red on the top, white on the bottom. They erected Liberty Poles which local authorities and Loyalists would, of course, try to chop down. The flag of Guernsey consists of a white background divided into four corners by a wide red cross whose bars extend to the four edges of the flag. Malaysias flag was adopted on September 16, 1963. Men banded together into Sons of Liberty societies and would meet under some large oak or other distinctive tree on the green. Liberty Poles, Liberty Trees, and Liberty Flags were mentioned with increased frequency as protests began to grow within the colonies prior to the Revolution. I think the "Liberty" Flags were meant to be substantially the same throughout the colonies. ![]() The Taunton *was* an early flag of the "movement," prior to the Sons of Liberty's stripes. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, South Carolina and Georgia. "Liberty" flags were quite common throughout the colonies examples exist from Keywords: united states | liberty | sons of liberty | The adoption by the pornography industry in the sixties of XXX to signify ‘hard’ porn – yes, Virginia there was such a thing as ‘soft’ porn before the page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Liberty Flags (U.S.) Historical On 4 July 1776 these colonies became independent of Great Britain (. So XXX meant hard liquor – the real stuff. These 13 stripes (seven red and six white ones) represent the former Thirteen Colonies. Because XXX was probably on bottles of real gin from Amsterdam, there was the borrowing of a recognizable trademark – remember many were still illiterate and needed simple signs like XXX. ![]() At some point the XXX became a marker or warning for strong (possibly fatal) liquor, maybe when ‘bathtub gin’ was being made in the depression. Also gin had a bad reputation from the ‘gin mills’ in England, where men, women and children drank to tremendous excess, as life was tough and gin was super cheap, as it was not taxed for a time it was the crack cocaine of its day.Īlso gin was made with turpentine and/or sulphuric acid (look it up!) and it had a real kick to it. First you need to know that the Dutch invented gin or ‘jenever’ or ‘genever’ from where we get today’s Geneva Gin. This Red and White stripes flag is suitable for indoor and. So today I think I figured out the link of XXX in Amsterdam’s flag to XXX use in the English world. Red and White Stripes Flag - 5ft x 3ft, made from 100 polyester and finished with sleeve. ![]()
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