List of U.S. state nicknames. Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames, and other traditional nicknames for individual states and the district of the United States. Contents.
13 because of the 13 colonies that were first settled in america. First the flag had 13 stars in a circle and 13 stripes but then when the U.S.A. got 50 states, the stars turned from 13 all the way to 50.So now the flag has 50 states of how many states there are NOW.But the 13 stripes helps us remember how many states we had BEFORE. luv_greenday_person Â· 10 years ago. Thumbs up. 0.irst the flag had 13 stars in a circle and 13 stripes but then when the U.S.A. got 50 states, the stars turned from 13 all the way to 50. So now the flag has 50 states of how many states there are NOW. But the 13 stripes helps us remember how many states we had BEFORE. luv_greenday_person Â· 10 years ago. Thumbs up. 0.
Seven red and six white. Start and end with red stripes. The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original colonies which began our nation. there are 13 stripes on the flag and they symbolize the 13 colonies. there are 13 stripes on the flag, 7 red, 6 white and they stand for the 13 colonies.