The flag resolution of 1777 called for 13 white stars on a blue field, "representing a new" this
WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, the American flag has been a 
... 1777, resolving that it be made of 13 stripes, alternating red and white, and that 
the union be 13 white stars in a blue field, representing a new constellation; and
... [DOC] [TLE] ACR 143 Assembly Concurrent Resolution - CHAPTERED [PAR] BILL NUMBER: ACR 143 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER ...