The earliest flag to be used by the colonies
was the Liberty Flag, which was presented to the Council of Safety
of Charleston, by Colonel Moultrie, in September, 1775."
"What was it like?" asked Rand.
"It was adapted from the Boston Liberty Tree, and was a blue flag
with crescent in the dexter corner and the word 'Liberty' running
lengthwise."
"There were other flags, too, weren't there?" asked Jack.
"Yes, there was the Rattlesnake Flag."
"The Rattlesnake Flag!" cried Pepper. "What was that like?"
"The Rattlesnake Flag was of the same date, 1775. It was a yellow
flag with the representation of a rattlesnake coiled, ready to
strike, in green, and the motto below it: 'Don't tread on me.'"
"Gee!" said Pepper, "it must have been a beauty."
"Were there any more?" asked Gerald.
"There was the Pine Tree Flag, with the motto 'An Appeal to Heaven.'
This motto was adopted April, 1776, by the Provincial Congress of
Massachusetts as the one to be borne as the Flag of the Cruisers of
that colony. The first armed vessel commissioned under Washington
sailed under this flag.
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