Colonial Flag Of Massachusetts

The flag of the commonwealth of massachusetts is the flag of massachusetts it has been represented by official but limited purpose flags since 1676 though until 1908 it had no state flag per se to represent its government a variant of the white flag with blue seal was carried by each of the massachusetts volunteer regiments during the civil war alongside the national colors.

Colonial flag of massachusetts. George english flag to create a special local flag that. The massachusetts bay colony was formed when this english naval ensign was the common flag available on both english navy and merchants ships and also in overseas colonies. Connecticut became the 5th of the original 13 colonies admitted to the union on january 9 1788. The state did not adopt.

Nylon flags are made of 100 heavyweight 200 denier nylon specially treated to resist deterioration a truly durable all weather flag. Government seals of massachusetts. While the company was intended to transfer the wealth of the new world to stockholders in england the settlers themselves transferred. The grant empowering the group to create a colony in massachusetts was granted by king charles i to the massachusetts bay company.

The flag has a red background with yellow streamer like scroll with three county troop with an arm coming out of a cloud holding a sword aloft. Page 345 of the same book indicated that the three county troop was a cavalry company troop raised from three counties middlesex essex suffolk in massachusetts bay colony in 1659. The seal of the massachusetts bay colony of 1629 showed an indian and pine trees and both these symbols have continued to be used up to the present time. Civil advocates demanded that the imagery in the state seal and on the flag of massachusetts that displays it had to change due to the colonial broadsword s placement directly above the native american depiction s head as a form of white supremacist imagery.

State flag consisting of a white field background with a coat of arms featuring an american indian and a star. Massachusetts bay colony was settled in 1630 by a group of puritans from england under the leadership of governor john winthrop. It did not adopt an official state flag until 1897. The arrow on massachusetts flags is pointing downward representing peace.

The white star represents massachusetts as one of the first thirteen states. The state motto is shown around the shield. The new flag first appeared in 1634 in salem massachusetts but some considered it to be an act of rebellion against england and the cross was retained on crown property such as castle island massachusetts. In 1686 for example a pine tree was added to the cross of st.

The massachusetts bay colony 1628 1691 more formally the colony of massachusetts bay was an english settlement on the east coast of america around the massachusetts bay the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the province of massachusetts bay the lands of the settlement were in southern new england with initial settlements on two natural harbors and surrounding. Massachusetts the commonwealth of massachusetts became the 6 th state admitted to the union on february 6 1788.