She doesn't know who made the first american flag, and she's never actually seen like, a thirteenth star flag in a circle from that period at all. So then where did t e betsy ross thing come from? Well, if we back up, let's talk about what came before the betsy ro ss flag. Prior to the revolutionary war, there was a flag that was supposed to represent the colonies. It just had this problem. The congress needed some one to design it. And so on june fourteenth, 17 77, they voted to create a new American flag. That is why we celebrate flag day on June 4th.