There are 13 stripes and 50 stars on the American flag. The stripes stand for the thirteen original colonies the fifty stars stand for the fifty states.
There are no documented 13 star flags in existence so we don't know how the stars were arranged except from period illustrations.Those illustrations show a tremendous variety of star patterns. Flags...
The first US Flag using the stars and stripes design contained 13 stars and 13 red and white stripes. The number 13 represented the 13 Colonies united in revolt against the United Kingdom.