Talk:Flag Acts
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Flag act of 1818
editWhile it does not seem unreasonable that President Monroe may have signed the paperwork on April 3 of 1818, I cannot find evidence that he did. I'm changing the wording to reflect congress's enactment of the legislation on April 4. Kentholke (talk) 20:09, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Where does it say that the stripes represent the 13 colonies and not the 13 original states? I do not see the interpretation of the number 13 in the act that is presented in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.227.119.51 (talk) 20:24, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
- It's pretty much the same thing... AnonMoos (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
“Three strings of wampum”
editThe article states that the Flag Act ensued from a request from an unnamed American Indian tribe for an American flag. It then cites a 1973 source that claims “three strings of wampum” were enclosed with the request as payment for the flag. This appears to be founded on an erroneous idea of how wampum (bands or belts of woven beadwork in colored patterns) was used in Native American diplomacy. Wampum was not “Indian money.” The word is used as American slang for “money,” but that is based on a misconception. We could use a more reliable source for this information. — ℜob C. alias ALAROB 15:44, 7 July 2019 (UTC)