The Rebellious Stripes Shirt gmb text taken from the original

text taken from the original vellum copy that the delegates signed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident

securing her legacy as a central figure in early American print culture and civic administration

so as thoroughly to expose them to the effects of the water

Originally designed in 1754 by Benjamin Franklin for the cause of uniting all 13 colonies during the French & Indian War

and British forces were prepared to end the rebellion they saw outside of Boston

The Rebellious Stripes Shirt gmb text taken from the original***FINAL CLEARANCE ORDER BEFORE THEY'RE GONE!*** The Rebellious Stripes consisted of 9 vertical red and white stripes to denote the nine colonies (Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina did not attend) who attended a 1765 congress in NY motioned by distinguished lawyer and orator James Otis. The flag became known as the "Rebellious Stripes" and was a symbol of the congress' protest against British taxation. The flag was eventually banned by the King