Betsy Ross Speech
By Mila
Hi! My name
is Betsy Ross (waves flag) I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January
1, 1752. I was a New Year’s birthday girl! I am from a Quaker family. I grew up
in a place where people live in a peaceful life. Ah I went to school when I was
6. There I learned to sew.
I helped to
sew Quaker girls bonnets which they wore ever day. When I finished school my
dad wanted me to learn how to trade (holds up a piece of cloth) trading is a job or a craft that is
being done. I became so interested in trading that I opened up my own sewing
shop (cut ribbon) .
I opened it up with my 1 husband John Ross. Not long after
John died in 1773 by guarding bombs. In 1776 General George (Washington) came
to my sewing shop and asked me to sew the first nations flag. I was first
surprised that I have been asked to sew the first nations flag but that
diden’t stop me from saying yes so I
agreed.
Not long after that my flag was official the first flag of
the United States. I was proud for myself. Soon I got married to Joseph not
long after we got married he got sick and died. Not long after he had died I
had 5 children. I needed more help around the house. So I got married to John
Claypool he went in war and died. So did my 9 month Harriet I tried as hard as
I could to go through all these tough times. Then more bad things started
happening two of my other daughters died I only had 2 kids left. Then I turned
84 and died peacefully.
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