Loyal-Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross was born on January 1, 1752.  She was the eighth child of seventeen!  Because she was one of so many children, she had to start helping out with the chores right away!  Betsy discovered she was very good at sewing the white caps that Quaker girls wore. She began working as an upholsterer, by sewing coverings for furniture. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington wanted the Colonials to have a flag.  He asked Betsy to make this flag, the symbol for our country.  This flag is what we look at each morning as we say the pledge of allegiance.  It is the symbol of our country, our way of life, our loyalty, our freedom! Find out more! Click: http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/ http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagtale.html http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=19027 Back to Home Page