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American History – The First Settlers
Would you like to find out what those-in-the-know have to say about Native Americans? The information in the article below comes straight from well-informed experts with special knowledge about Native Americans.
THE EARLIEST KNOWN SETTLERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT
American Revolution Flags
Flags symbolize many things. They represent people and showcase a nation’s pride. They speak volumes about a country’s history. Flags have been in use for a very long time. They were earlier used by people to represent the work they did. Over the years, military units made optimum use of flags colors. They state an identity and during battles, flags served as a meeting point when a formation was out of order. Soldiers gathered around the flag to correct their formation, attack or to retreat. Flags were used to mark important places, such as hospitals, important buildings and communication centers.
Flags have been an integral part of the American culture for most of the country’s history. Americans look up to the national flag with pride and respect. Flags and revolutions are synonymous with each other. There were many flags that were designed during the revolutions. One was the Bedford Flag. This flag was flaunted in the battle of Concord in 1775. The Latin inscription meant “Conquer or Die.” The Bennington or “Vermont” flag flew over the military stores in Bennington, Vermont, in 1777.
Remembering the American Heroes
Observed every last Monday of the month of May is a federal holiday in the United States called as the Memorial Day. This holiday is celebrated to remember the departed American men and women who served the military service. This was first enacted to honor the Union soldiers who defended the American flags during American Civil War and was later expanded after the World War I. It was formerly called as the Decoration Day.
Memorial Day was first observed at the Washington Race Course by the enslaved African-Americans from Charleston, South Carolina. Said race course (where Hampton Park is presently located) was used in 1865 as a Confederate prison camp and the Union soldiers’ mass grave. After the hostilities ended, the enslaved African-Americans exhumed the bodies of the Union soldiers and gave them proper individual graves; where they created a fence surrounding the graveyard and placed an entry ranch. They called it the Union Graveyard.