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.
The official banner of a state or nation, often decorated with emblems or images that symbolize that state or nation. On the U.S. flag, 13 horizontal stripes (in red and white) represent the original 13 colonies. The union is represented by 50 white stars, for the 50 states, arrayed on a field of blue.The U.S. flag is sometimes called the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, or the Red, White, and Blue.n the U.S. flag, 13 horizontal stripes (in red and white) represent the original 13 colonies. The union is represented by 50 white stars, for the 50 states, arrayed on a field of blue. The U.S. flag is sometimes called the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, or the Red, White, and Blue.