The flag of United Kingdom

Can you see the difference?

By:Juan Carlos M. P.

Santo Domingo Savio Petrer

Year 5 B 2016-17http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/Wikipedia

Why the flag of United Kingdom is like this?The Union Jack or the flag of United Kingdom is like this because it symbolizes the patrons and flags of all their countries.

The red cross symbolizes St. George, the patron of England.

The white diagonal cross symbolizes the patron of Scotland, St. Andrew and finally, the red diagonal cross symbolizes St.Patrick the, patron of Northern Ireland. Wales is not represented.

The Union Jack in 1606

The Union Jack in 1801

The Union Jack in 1606

The Union Jack was not like it is now.

Scotland and England were only in 1606.

This was the flag.

The Union Jack in 1606

FLAG OF

SCOTLAND

The Union Jack in 1801

This is the current flag of The Union Jack. It started in 1801 when Northern Ireland joined UK and they created a new flag.

This is the flag:

The Union Jack since 1801

FLAG OF

NORTHERN

IRELAND

Game of the Union Jack

Which countries were in UK in 1606?

a)Scotland and Wales

b)England and Scotland

c)England and Northern Ireland

2nd question

Which of these flags represented the Union Jack in 1606?

a)

b)

c)

Last question

Which of these countries joined the Union Jack in 1801?

a)Ireland

b)Northern Ireland

c)Wales

Information taken from:

http://projectbritain.com/geography/unionjack.html

Images taken from:

Wikipedia,

Wikimedia,http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

Ireland

Wales

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