| We have some very talented artists in our
classes. After viewing the flag on a web site students sketched their
own. We hope you enjoy our Historical Flags of the Revolutionary
War slide show. The textual descriptions are from the American
Revolution HomePage. The background of this web page is part of our
Freedom Quilt. Click here to see our entire quilt.
Gadsden This flag was first used by Commodore Esek Hopkins, the first Commander in Chief of the New Continental Fleet. When his ships put to sea for the first time in February, 1776, flags were the symbol of the rattlesnake were very popular in Rhode Island at this time. Colonel Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina copied this flag and presented it to the Continental Congress.
Taunton This flag is an example of the colonists' modifying the British flag, in this case the British Red Ensign. It was raised on the Liberty pole in Taunton, Massachusetts, on October 21, 1774. Sometimes onlyh the word "LIBERTY" was added to the flag.
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