An American Flag has 13 STRIPES. Our first leaders decided the stripes would tell about the 13 original colonies which formed the United States of America. Here are the names of the original colonies which became states, and each one has a stripe under it. Do you know in which state THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, and THE CONSTITUTION were written? Touch the stripes below to find out.   Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York South Carolina Rhode Island Pennsylvania Virginia North Carolina When you are ready to go on, CONTINUE  HOME PAGE | BOOKS PAGE | GALLERY | KIDS PAGE | TEACHERS/LIBRARIANS