What is Grand Union Flag?
[[File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg|thumb|Flag of the [[United States]] (1776-1777) while it was controlled by [[United Kingdom|Britain]]]] The '''Continental Union Flag''', or '''Grand Union Flag''', was the flag for the [[United States|United States of America]] when it was still controlled by [[United Kingdom|Britain]] with the 13 colonies. It is the first flag of the States. It contained 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes with the [[Flag of the United Kingdom|Union Jack]] in the top-left corner. The stripes represented the [[Thirteen Colonies|13 colonies]] that Britain established. This flag is similar to the [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] of today, however it didn’t have the blue canton with the stars. It was a precursor to the [[first American flag]] with 13 stars representing the 13 states. [[Category:Flags of the United States]] [[Category:1775 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies]] [[Category:1777]] [[Category:1770s disestablishments in the United States]] {{us-stub}}