5 Chapter 4 A New Flag

Chapter 4 A New Flag To pay off money that John owed when he died, Betsy had to close his shop. Several months later, she bravely opened one of her own. It would not be easy to run a business alone. She had to find new customers, pay the bills, and order supplies. She had to do all the sewing work herself. But Betsy had watched her great-aunt Sarah run her business, so she thought she could do it, too. The war turned out to be good news for Betsy's business. As people in Philadelphia prepared to fight, they needed the very things she was good at making. Soldiers needed blankets and bedding. Armies needed cots and tents. And everyone needed flags.

为了还清约翰去世时欠下的钱，贝琪不得不关闭了他的商店。 几个月后，她勇敢地开了一家自己的店。 独自经营一家企业并不容易。 她必须寻找新客户，支付账单，订购供应品。 她不得不自己做所有的缝纫工作。 但贝特西看着她的姑婆萨拉经营她的生意，所以她认为她也可以做。 战争结果对贝琪的生意来说是个好消息。 当费城人民准备战斗时，他们需要的正是她擅长制作的东西。 士兵们需要毯子和被褥。 军队需要帆布床和帐篷。 每个人都需要旗帜。

Each unit of the growing colonial army required its own flag. Each colony had its own flag, too. Even ships flew flags. They were all different, and each had to be made by hand. Betsy's sewing skills were perfect for this job.

不断壮大的殖民地军队的每个单位都需要自己的旗帜。 每个殖民地也有自己的旗帜。 就连船上都挂着旗帜。它们都是不同的，每一个都必须手工制作。 贝琪的缝纫技术非常适合这项工作。

The flags had to look great, but they also had to be sturdy to wave in any weather. In the spring of 1776, there was not one flag to represent all the colonies. Several different flags had been used by American troops in battles. Most had taken parts of the British flag, which was red, white, and blue. Some of the leaders of the colonies wanted what they were starting to call the United States to have a flag all its own, one that everyone could rally behind.

旗子必须看起来很棒，但它们也必须坚固，以便在任何天气下挥舞。 在1776年春天，没有一面旗帜代表所有的殖民地。 美国军队在战斗中使用了几种不同的旗帜。 大多数人都取走了英国国旗的一部分，英国国旗有红、白、蓝三色。 殖民地的一些领导人希望他们所谓的美国有一面自己的旗帜，一个每个人都可以团结在后面的旗帜。

EARLY COLONIAL FLAGS COLONIES HAD THEIR OWN FLAGS, BUT MOST ALSO USED THE FLAG OF GREAT BRITAIN, KNOWN AS THE UNION JACK. DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HOWEVER, NEW FLAG DESIGNS WERE CREATED TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY. CULPEPER MINUTEMEN, 1775 FLOWN BY CITIZEN-SOLDIERS IN VIRGINIA. IT SHOWED A RATTLESNAKE AND THE WORDS "DON'T TREAD ON ME." WASHINGTON'S CRUISERS, 1775 THIS FLAG SHOWED A PINE TREE, WHICH WAS POPULAR ON FLAGS IN NEW ENGLAND. IT WAS FLOWN ON BOATS USED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON. AROUND THE TREE IT READ "AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN." GRAND UNION, 1775 WASHINGTON HELPED DESIGN THIS FLAG, WHICH INCLUDED THE UNION JACK IN THE CORNER, BUT ALSO HAD THE NOW-FAMILIAR THIRTEEN RED AND WHITE STRIPES. WASHINGTON'S PERSONAL FLAG A BLUE FLAG WITH THIRTEEN SIX-POINTED WHITE STARS FLEW OVER WASHINGTON'S

早期的殖民地有自己的旗帜，但大多数也使用英国的旗帜，即英国国旗。 然而，在独立战争期间，新的旗帜设计被创造出来支持自由事业。 卡佩珀分钟，1775年，由弗吉尼亚的公民士兵驾驶。 上面有一条响尾蛇，上面写着“不要踩我”。 这面旗帜上有一棵松树，这在新英格兰的旗帜上很流行。 它是在乔治·华盛顿使用的船上飞行的。 树的周围写着“上苍”。 华盛顿帮助设计了这面国旗，它包括角落里的英国国旗，但也有现在熟悉的13条红白相间的条纹。 华盛顿的个人旗帜是一面蓝旗，上面有13颗六角白星

CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE WAR. BUNKER HILL FLAG, 1775 ALL RED EXCEPT FOR A PINE TREE ON THE UPPER LEFT, THE FLAG WAS FIRST FLOWN DURING THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL IN 1775. There's a great American legend that Betsy Ross sewed the very first American flag. Is it true? Her family says so! It's a story that's become a part of the country's early history.

整个战争期间的营地。邦克山的旗帜，1775年，除了左上角的一棵松树外，其他都是红色的。这面旗帜在1775年的邦克山战役中首次升起。 美国有一个伟大的传说，贝琪·罗斯缝制了第一面美国国旗。 这是真的吗?她的家人是这么说的!这个故事已经成为这个国家早期历史的一部分。