vexillology Flashcards
Who wrote the National Anthem?
Francis Scott Key
When did the the continental Congress established the national flag?
June 14, 1777
When do we celebrate Flag Day?
June 14
The flags were originally used in warfare and to coordinate position on the battlefield and to identify what?
leadership
The flag currently stands for what
Liberty, Justice, and Freedom.
The flag is also considered what… because it represents what?
The flag is considered a living thing because it is representing a living country.
The flag is never to be displayed what down? unless what?
Union down unless as a sign of distress or extreme danger.
The flag is to never touch what?
The ground or anything below.
What is the blue part of the flag called? (This is where the stars are located)
The canton or the union
The flag can be mended, dry cleaned, and what?
The flag can be washed, dry cleaned, and mended
When the flag is in to harsh conditioned to be displayed it is to be destroyed how?
With dignity but the most common way is to have a burning ceremony.
The white flag symbolizes what?
truce or surrender
The yellow flag symbolizes what?
infectious illness
The black flag symbolizes what?
pirates or death
If the flag fell in battle it often meant what?
confusion and sometimes defeat
