The Betsy Ross flag is an early design of the United States flag from the American Revolution. The design is attributed to Betsy Ross of Philadelphia, and uses the alternating red-and-white stripe field from the Grand Union flag, with thirteen five-pointed stars in a blue canton on the hoist side representing the 13 original colonies. The distinctive feature is the arrangement of the 13 stars in a circle. Although the Betsy Ross story is accepted by most Americans, it was not an official U.S.A. flag and most flag historians do not accept the design as the first American flag.