If the US hated Britain so much to fight for independence, why did they adopt a flag with the exact same colors?

by umichscoots
snusmumrikan

Answered here by /u/LeftBehind83

deputydan_scubaman

There wasn't 't hate for the English as much as a desire for independence. The U.S. has sided with the English on most issues post the war of 1812.