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Did Betsy Ross really sew the first American flag? Babs Magee wants to take the credit for it, so Abigail and her friends travel back in time to set history straight.

"Betsy Ross made many flags during the American Revolution, but did she sew the first flag? Infographics, leveled text, and primary sources help readers follow the fact and fiction found in this tale of stars and stripes"--.

Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, an American patriot during the Revolutionary War who reportedly sewed the first American flag.

Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.

This book introduces the United States flag to young readers through leveled text and related photos.

Discusses the life and legacy of the woman remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.

Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up for debate, but Who Was Betsy Ross? tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation.

Discusses the life and legacy of the woman remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.

A brief biography of Betsy Ross and an introduction to her work during the American Revolution to make the first American flag.