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 1. What do I already know about my historical figure? 2. What more do I want to learn? 3. What should be my historical question?

1. This is an image of Betsy Ross. She is the creator of the American Flag and sewed it together with the request of George Washington. Although she is creator, she didn't completely design the flag. Instead her daughter, Rachel Fletcher, was practically the designer.

2. I want to learn more about why Betsy Ross chose the idea of making the flag with red and white stripes with circling stars. I'm curious of how exactly she was part of office.

3. My historical question could be- "Was Betsy Ross's real dream to become a seamstress, or something else? Ishe had a different goal, why did she keep up with sewing?"

"Famous Americans Biography Research Guide"
 Betsy Ross was born on January 1, 1752 in Philadelphia + Died on January 30, 1836. Her parents were Samuel and Rebecca. She was born the eighth of seventeen children in her family. During her childhood, she was mainly taught to sew and become a seamstress at an early age. Betsy Ross was educated in a Freinds (Quaker) public school and She attended a school for young seamstress ladies. Was apprenticed to an upholsterer (John Webster) and advanced in sewing. While apprenticed, she fell in love with John Ross, who became her first husband. They planned on getting married. Her family, who were Quakers, opposed of their marriage, so John and Betsy Ross left to go to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia they opened their own upholster business and rented a home. John and Betsy never had any children, but then John went to war and died, with Betsy inheriting the upholstery business. Betsy met Joseph Ashburn and got married. They had two Zilla and Elisa. Zilla died only nine months after her birth, but Joseph never got to see her nor did he ever learn of her death, for he died on a British prison ship. Betsy Ross then married John Claypoole. They met since John Claypoole was a friend of John Ross. John Claypoole told Betsy of Joseph Ashburn's death, and later on they were wed. He, too, was in the army and was disabled from war. Afterward, Betsy never remarried a fourth time but had many children. Betsy Ross had two kids with John Ashburn, five with John Claypoole, but none with John Ross. Over time she bacame a skilled seamstress and flag maker. She was requested by George Washington to make the American flag. She had tailored for him before as well, so that is how he came to know her. Washington also came to know her since she knows George Ross, her first husband's uncle and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Although she sewed the flag, she didn't completely design it. George Washington and committee ha made the designs but asked her to make the flag similar to them. She also suggested to make the stars five-pointed, for their choice was originally six-pointed stars. <span style="font-size: 121%; color: rgb(229, 139, 11); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <3 A hero is someone who sets good examples for others and is a very good role model. A celebrity is merely a well-known person, someone who is the "latest hit". My person is a hero because she made a great flag to be proud of to symbolize America and its people. A hero is different from a celebrity because a hero is known longer and will be known forever throughout history while a celebrity will only be known for a shorter amount of time. <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(229, 139, 11); font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <3

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> -My historical question is: "Was Betsy Ross's real dream to become a seamstress or something else? If she had a different goal, why did she keep up with sewing?"

-While searching for information, I expect to find a lot of data explaining Betsy Ross's work life and more detail of what happened during her management of her business in Philadelphia while her husband (John Ross) was away. I also intend to find how successful she became in her upholster business and how she came to be her fine adult self, like what she has been through and what she has experienced during the Revolutionary War.

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