What is the Confedrerate Flag and what does it stand for?
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as an historian, i can tell you whoever thinks it stands for slavery, hatred, the like are very misinformed. if that is true then the US Flag stands for the same thing, as slavery was not outlawed until 1863 with the E.P. Either way, I see it as a symbol of Southern Heritage, just like any other flag that symbolizes an era. It also did not just end with the Civil War, it is a symbol that still stands today. Sure some people that have one are racist, but there are just as many racists who have US Flags. \n\nBefore making comments like that, please learn your history about what it stands for and means.
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The Flag of England is the St George's Cross. The legend of Saint George slaying the dragon dates from the 12th century and Saint George became the patron saint of England in the 13th century. The red cross appeared in the crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England. The flag is derived from that of the Knights Templar.\n\nThe flag consists of a red cross on a white field with the cross having a width of 1/5 of the height of the flag. The flag proportion is 5:3.\n\nWhen the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland were united in a personal union under James VI/I, the Cross of Saint George was combined with the Cross of St. Andrew (representing Scotland) to form the original Union Flag (or "Union Jack"). This flag later became the national flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and was combined with the flag of St. Patrick (representing Ireland) in 1801, producing the current Union Flag of the United Kingdom. The proportions of the Union Flag are 2:1.\n\nThe flag is incorporated in the flag of the province of Alberta.\n\n\n(Note the Union Jack, represents all of Great Britain and is an aggregate of flag from those nations: England, Scotland, etc.)
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Go to the website www.usflag.org\n\nKeep in mind that we were not the US as we are today. The Civil War was\nabout northerners and southerners. Therefor the south was the confederate flag, and norhterners were the stars and stripes. Keep in mind the flag for the north was too similar to the confederate.  The union flag was two red stripes seperated by one white stripe. There were seven stars representing the seven northern states.\nThe confederate or known as the Confederate Battle Flag consisted of eleven stars inside the two bars making an "X"  the 11 stars represented the 11 confederate states including Kentucky and Missouri.\nIt is not until after the civil war did we adopt the flag that we know to day. give or take the stars which represent  the 51states.
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It's an organization that stands for Act Now to Stop the War and End Racism. ANSWER\nhttp://www.internationalanswer.org
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Chaps - the Union Jack is a 'slang' term.\n\nIt is the Union Flag!\n\nAnd yes the Union Flag represents the United Kingdom of Great Britain and is made up of ONLY the English 'Red Cross', the Welsh Flag (red diagonal lines on white) and the Scottish flag where the dark blue comes from (again with white diagonal lines).\n\nThat is it. No Irish (neither Northern nor Republic) flags in there and definitely no Commonwealth.
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Its the Pledge of Allegiance\n\nI pledge allegiance\nto the flag\nof the United States of America\nand to the country\nfor which it stands\none nation\nunder God\nwith liberty\nand justice for all\n\nI think the last time I said that was 25 years ago!
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Why is the Irish flag waved on St. Patrics day?  Because people who came from that country have a reason to unite under it, as does any American who respects their past.\nAre we at War with Mexico?\nGet over it.
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The Italian national team wears blue because it is the color of\nSavoia, the ruling house of Italy from 1861 to 1946. Until the end of the second world war, the Italian flag always had the Savoy coat of arms in the center, and it was only after the family were overthrown,and the Italian Republic established in 1946, that the plain tricolor was adopted as the national flag.
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Hi alyssa,\n\nHere you go:\n\nThe flag of Costa Rica was officially adopted on November 27, 1906. However, the blue, white and red horizontal design was created and used since 1848 when Costa Rica left the Central America Federation and declare itself a Sovereign Republic. Pacífica Fernández, wife of the president, José María Castro Madriz created it inspired on the colors of the French Flag. The state and war flag and ensign includes the coat of arms of Costa Rica, while the civil ensign (there is no civil flag) omits the coat of arms and is shorter.\n\nThe blue colour stands for the sky, opportunities, idealism and perseverance. The white colour stands for peace, wisdom and happiness. The red colour stands for the blood spilt by martyrs for independence, as well as the warmth and generosity of the people. The stripes are in the ratio 1:1:2:1:1.\n\nHope this helps
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The 50 stars represent each of the 50 states.  The red stripes on the flag represent the lives that our ancestors lost fighting to make this a free country.
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There is a uniteed nations flag, so there is a flag for alot of the world http://www.un.org/\nIt looks sort of like the world with 2 leaves around it.
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A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. Confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues, such as defense, foreign affairs, foreign trade, and a common currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all members.
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Do not confuse the English flag (red cross on white field) with the Union Jack (two red crosses, regular and St Andrews with white border on a blue field). The latter was the flag of the United Kingdom
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The CSA flag is a flag foreign to most local jurisdictions.  Most towns, as municipal corporations, are incorporated like any corporation with the state in which they are in.  As such, the flags of any other state, the federal American flag and the CSA flag are all technically foreign to their own state and its' flag.  Depending on the specific wording of their codes, regulations, policies and ordinances, such prohibitions may act to prohibit much more than they might otherwise anticipate.  Remember, the CSA, just like the Ottoman Empire, the ancient Roman Empire, the Third Reich and the Soviet Union is equally foreign as it had its own system of government and state.
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Stripes and blocks are used so they can be seen.  A flag is a signal, not a picture, and it has to be seen miles away.
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It's basically your 4th of July (except it's celebrated on the 1st, of course).\n\nIt is the date of Confederation. On July 1, 1867, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (former British colonies) got together to form the Dominion of Canada. (But of course, a lot of people use it as an excuse to party and get drunk. Not that there's anything wrong with that)\n\nP.S. the poster below is wrong.
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flags of the world.\nhttp://www.flags.net/SCOT.htm