British East India Company and U.S. flags

[Anders Lindman]

I don't know much about symbolism, but I found it interesting how the British East India Company flag is similar to the U.S. Stars and Stripes flag.

Flag of the British East India Company, 1707–1801:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281707%29. svg/175px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281707%29. svg.png

Flag of the United States of America:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png

From: Flag of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Anders Lindman]

Could there be a link between the British East India Company and the USA? I haven't done any research on it. A conspiracy hypothesis is that the USA is simply a new version of the British East India Company. :eek: I have heard conspiracy researchers talking about the USA being a British company. :confused: