Talk:United States/@comment-95.136.54.190-20101203170625/@comment-72.78.40.123-20111217193608

Because there were more states by that time period. There is 13 States, and a few Territories, the US Union said when a Territory's population grew they could become a State. In short, as the US Grew, so did the amount of states, therefore the Flag changed, because each start represents a US state