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 flag had 13 horizontal stripes (probably of red and white or of red, white, and blue) and, in the canton, the first version of the British Union Flag (Union Jack). It was used at forts and on naval vessels. Another popular early flag, that of the Sons of Liberty, had the 13 stripes only.