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welcome to the United States keyword States and there are 50 of them each has their own culture history sometimes even dialect if you are a state then you have a flag and as a channel about geography that's all I care about but too few Americans know the history and meaning behind those flags even the story behind their own home state so that's why I thought it's time for a little overview on the meaning of the u.s. state flags first off is Alabama the flag of Alabama has a crimson st. Andrew's cross atop a white background this was adopted in 1895 and is based off of the battle flag of the 60th Alabama Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army hint most southern flags are based off the Confederates Alaska alaska's flag was actually adopted more than 30 years before it officially became a state designed by an Alaskan native and orphan Benny Benson the flag has a dark blue background symbolizing the sky with 8 gold stars 7 in the shape of the Big Dipper a part of the Ursa Major constellation which means Great Bear and an eighth on the corner symbolizing the future for Alaska Arizona the flag of Arizona was designed by a captain of the National Guard who realized while training with other states Arizona didn't have a symbol so he made one himself this design was then passed down and reworked when statehood finally came the flag is split in two the top half has 13 red and gold rays of the Sun in reference to the original 13 colonies the colors in honor of the Spanish conquistadors even though those colors were never actually flown by them the star symbolizes copper a major resource and the blue is a reference to the Colorado River Arkansas the flag of Arkansas was designed in 1912 because they needed a flag to fly on the USS Arkansas and there was none the flag consists of a diamond symbolizing the only diamond resource in the u.s. at the time with 28 stars around the border as in the 28th state the original design had three stars in the middle of the diamond their meaning is still debated the committee for the flag as committees do just had to make changes and added the word Arkansas just so you don't forget in 1923 a fourth star was added to pay homage to the Confederates and that design is still around today California the Bear Flag is a rough - the 18:46 Bear Flag Revolt the bear itself is actually extinct it's from a species called the Californian grizzly bear which died off in 1924 the red symbolizes courage and the white purity the star symbolizes Texas at the time Texas was another Lone Star State that was enemies with Mexico they saw themselves as brothers oh how times change Colorado although the state itself is a century old the flag of Colorado was adopted in 1964 the see I'll let you guess what that means is a red color for the earth the golden disc symbolizes the Sun and the blue for the sky the white stripe in the middle is for the snowy mountains Connecticut the flag of Connecticut is actually not the state seal atop a blue banner I wanted to rant about this infuriating trend across too many states but guess I'll have to wait while it does include a bit of a seal its atop a white shield the three grapevines reference to the original three oldest settlements grape vines symbolizing growth the motto he who transplanted still remains flies underneath the shield Delaware although Delaware is the oldest state its flag is barely a century old and its flag even has the state's date of founding across the bottom its seal in the center with a diamond surrounding it the colors are in reference to the uniform of George Washington Florida history lesson Florida had been under the control of the Spanish until 1822 when Spain just didn't want to anymore in ceded the territory to the US Florida didn't have a flag until the Civil War after the war the state was simply to seal with a white background by 1900 it was apparent this looked too similar to a surrender flag and so it was changed to a crimson st. Andrew's cross this time not in reference to the Confederates but to the cross of Burgundy from Spain Georgia Georgia is that state that can't seem to pick what outfit to wear since the Civil War has changed its flag over seven times twice since the year 2000 alone before 1879 it didn't have a flag but eventually it did change and its new banner was to memorialize the Confederate soldier the three stripes red and white in reference to the original flag keep in mind the first official Confederate States flag was never but this and the georgian flag kept this general design for a few decades changing it occasionally like a new layer paint putting on new seals and stuff like that in 1956 the stripes were replaced by the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia I wonder why this flag stuck around until 2001 well keeping it eventually became too controversial those who disliked this flag actually opted to fly the pre 1956 flag which was still a reference to the Confederates in a hurried attempt to get a new design a new flag was chosen which was no God after two brief years this flag was dropped by popular referendum with the current flag now with just a slight resemblance to the original CSA flag Hawaii Hawaii is the only state in the US which includes the Union Jack for now the reason for this is for a brief moment in Hawaiian history it was associated with the British Empire its flag shares the similar style to the US and it has eight red white and blue stripes for the eight main islands of the archipelago Idaho okay now I can finally talk about something that has infuriated me as a fan of vexy ology study of flags more than anything else there are 50 states in the Union 24 of those states have flags that are nothing more than the state seal which look like these over top a blue green or basic color background Washington's seal only includes the face of George Washington the state which has the nature of this a distinct culture of its own has a flag that looks like this huh flags are symbols they represent our history and heritage a summary of who we are putting a seal on a solid background for a state flag is the VEX theology equivalent of microwaving a hot pocket for a romantic dinner if a States flag can't even be differentiated from afar or up close then that's just wasteful for example what flags are these states from New York and Michigan two entirely different places from an outside view they could be neighbors without the names of the states either plastered on or included in the seal we couldn't even tell half of them apart idaho is one of these states and so i'm not going to waste my time or yours saying the state seal with a solid blue green a white banner over 20 times so here are the states which have made it onto Cody's list of shame [Music] Indiana Indiana's flag consists of a gold torch symbolizing Liberty surrounded by 19 stars as in the 19th state in the Union with the word Indiana included for good measure Iowa Iowa's flag of red white and blue is homogeneous of part of the Louisiana territory ruled by France a bald eagle flies near the top holding the banner of a state motto our liberties we prized and our rights we will maintain this eagle is directly from the state seal but and Lisa isn't the whole seal so thanks Iowa Marilyn without knowing you would think that the flag of Maryland is more from Europe or the Middle Ages than something from the United States the black and gold is from the personal banner of George Calvert 1st Baron of Baltimore Calvert was an English statesman who had converted to Catholicism under James the 1st instead of being shunned from politics his relationship with the King granted him the title of Baron Calvert was fascinated with the new world and imagined a colony where Protestants and Catholics lived in peace his plans were put into place and after his death the colony of Maryland was founded for years it was a refuge for discriminated Catholics from the British homeland the cross is directly from the coat of arms for his family fun fact if Maryland had actually seceded during the Civil War this probably would have been its Confederate flag Mississippi Mississippi has the only flag of the Union to include The Virginian battle flag for now the red white and blue stripes are in reference to the original CSA flag another fun fact Mississippi had a referendum in 2001 where its flag could have been changed to this the outer 13 stars symbolizing the colonies the middle stars the nations which included Mississippi and the final star for you guessed it Texas no one I'm just kidding it's Mississippi Missouri the flag of Missouri includes its state seal however it does have three stripes red white and blue in reference to its French heritage just like Iowa Nevada or Nevada I'm not not gonna the flag of Nevada or Navona is a blue banner in the corner is an entirely unique symbol the words battle born in reference to the state's birth during the Civil War are above a silver star silver and gold were what made Nevada famous even being referenced in a very oaky way in the original flag sagebrush the official state flower underneath the star New Mexico New Mexico's flag features the red Sun of the Zia a native people closely related to the pueblos the colors writing gold aren't home into the colors of Spain North Carolina North Carolina has a blue field on the left with a red and white stripe splitting down the middle it has two dates May 20th 1775 the date the citizens of Mecklenburg County declared independence after the Battle of Lexington and April 12th 1776 the date when the Halifax resolves took place the first steps taken to declare independence from Britain North Dakota North Dakota's flag was originally flown in the American Philippine war and its central eagle is in resemblance to the Great Seal of the United States that's it Ohio Ohio never had a flag until 1902 almost a century after becoming a state the reason why I took so long across the u.s. for states to make flags was because it seemed like having a state flag was disrespectful to the stars of stripes especially in Ohio there was even a controversy when the flag of Cleveland was adopted yet times were changing and a state flag was needed for the 1901 pan-american exposition in Buffalo New York yeah ironically this is where Ohio and President McKinley was shot and killed but hey we got a new flag Ohio's new flag is particularly unique not just for the states but for any political entity it's the only Swallowtail pennant in the entire Union and just one of the few non-square flags in the world one question is why the Bergy the official name is based off of a military flag flag was flown from the Civil War until 1885 by the Ohio in u.s. Calvary while not exactly the same in design the shape was inspired and seen as unique to the state the circle symbolizes the oh and a Buckeye to triangle blue for the hills and valleys thirteen stars on the left for the 13 colonies and four on the right to symbolize it being the 17th state the stripes actually mean something representing the roads and waterways Rhode Island Rhode Island is the ocean state so it's fitting that its flag would include an inker its flag is a square with a gold outline with the word hope spread across the banner the 13 stars symbolizing you guessed it tip the Crescent has always been a symbol for South Carolina existing all the way back to the start of the American Revolution the tree was added at the start of the Civil War in reference to the trees which block cannon fire in the defense of Sullivan's Island during the Revolutionary War Tennessee the three stars on the flag of Tennessee symbolized the three grand divisions of the state the Riverside West the hilly center and the Appalachian East all three brought together in a blue circle that stands for Tennessee the blue stripe on the right basically is just to balance out the red of the flag it doesn't mean anything Texas the Lone Star flag for the Lone Star State this was the first national flag for Texas and has been used ever since its design is pretty straightforward and simple the red and white stripe are referenced to the flag of the Fredonia and rebellion the very first resistance against Mexico in Texas the stripes symbolized the unity between the Anglo and Native rebels white and red the single star itself is a symbol for Texan solidarity Wyoming the Bison of Wyoming doesn't leave much to interpretation as the state is home to large populations of bison the red symbolizes blood of the pioneers and natives while the white purity the state seal of course just being in the state seal [Music]