Flag History - 48 Star Flag Adopted in 1912

The 48 star flag was adopted July 4, 1912 after the admission of New Mexico (the 47th state) and Arizona (the 48th state) to the Union. Two new stars were added to the 25th flag of the United States.

There are 13 stripes - 7 red and 6 white that represent the original 13 colonies. There are 48 white 5-pointed stars on a field of blue in the upper left corner with a single point of the stars pointing upwards. The 48 stars are arranged in six horizontal rows with 8 stars each row.

This was the official United States flag for 47 years - the longest time for any U.S. flag. Presidents that served under this flag:

• William Taft (1909 - 1913)
• Woodrow Wilson (1913 - 1945)
• Warren Harding (1921 - 1923)
• Calvin Coolidge (1923 - 1929)
• Herbert Hoover (1929 - 1933)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933 - 1945)
• Harry S. Truman (1945 - 1953)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953 - 1961)

Each star represents a state in the Union. The order in which they became a state is listed below:

How to use our fun interactive U.S. Flag coloring pages:

• Click on one of the colors in the color palette to choose a color.
• With your selected color, click on a part of a picture to fill it with that color.
• You may change your colors as often as you like.
• When you are happy with your coloring, you may print out your picture by clicking on the printer icon on the coloring page (Says "Full Page Print"). Only your artwork with sentence will print - advertisements, directions, and color palette will not print. Graphics print crisply and clearly.
• If you wish to color your page offline, hit the printer icon on the coloring page BEFORE filling in any colors. If you already started to color online, you can color the parts white or hit refresh to get just the outline.

These U.S. Flag coloring pages make great mouse practice activities for younger children but can also be used with older children beginning to learn how to read. If the child is unable to read the sentence that goes with the U.S. flag coloring page, have them click on each word to hear the sentence. This activity reinforces reading skills. Check out our additional ideas on how to use our Flag Day coloring pages for reading activities.

We offer this 48 star flag adopted in 1912 coloring page with several different sentences in addition to our U.S. Flag collection of coloring page sentence readers. Check back often, we'll add pages as they're created:

Flag Day fun - U.S. Flag Coloring Pages - United States Flags History

Presidential Flag - picture only - no sentence.
50 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1960- picture only - no sentence.
49 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1959 - picture only - no sentence.
48 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1912 - picture only - no sentence.
46 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1908 - picture only - no sentence.
45 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1896 - picture only - no sentence.
44 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1891 - picture only - no sentence.
43 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1890- picture only - no sentence.
38 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1877 - picture only - no sentence.
37 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1867 - picture only - no sentence.
36 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1865 - picture only - no sentence.
35 star U.S. Flag - Civil War - 1863 - picture only - no sentence.
Confederate Navy Jack Flag - picture only - no sentence.
Confederate Battle Flag - picture only - no sentence.
Official Confederate Flag - picture only - no sentence.
34 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1861 - picture only - no sentence.
33 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1859 - picture only - no sentence.
32 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1858 - picture only - no sentence.
31 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1851 - picture only - no sentence.
30 star U.S. Flag adopted in 1848 - picture only - no sentence.
28 star American Flag adopted in 1846 - picture only - no sentence.
27 star American Flag adopted in 1845 - picture only - no sentence.
26 star American Flag adopted in 1837 - picture only - no sentence.
25 star American Flag adopted in 1836 - picture only - no sentence.
24 star American Flag adopted in 1822 - picture only - no sentence.
23 star American Flag adopted in 1820 - picture only - no sentence.
21 star American Flag adopted in 1819 - picture only - no sentence.
20 star American Flag adopted in 1818 - picture only - no sentence.
15 Star Spangled Banner Flag - 1795 - picture only - no sentence.
13 star American Flag adopted in 1777 - picture only - no sentence.
Serapis Flag - 1779 - picture only - no sentence.
Guilford Flag - 1781 - picture only - no sentence.
Bennington Flag - 1777 - picture only - no sentence.
Gadsden Flag - 1776 - "Don't Tread on Me" - picture only - no sentence.
Culpepper Flag - 1776 - "Don't Tread on Me" - picture only - no sentence.
George Washington's Personal Flag - 1775 - picture only - no sentence.
Betsy Ross Flag - picture only - no sentence.
Five Pointed Star - picture only - no sentence.
Grand Union Flag - 1775 - picture only - no sentence.
"Join or Die" 1754 flag - picture only - no sentence.