Question

mary’s flag
betsy ross is recognized as having sewn the first american flag. but there is another famous american flag maker whose work is also honored in the united states. mary young pickersgill was born on february 12, 1776. her parents were william and rebecca young of philadelphia, pennsylvania. she was the youngest of their five children. as the british were advancing in september 1777, during the revolutionary war, mary’s family was forced to leave their home. she was 18 months old when her family moved to lebanon, pennsylvania, with all their household goods.
mary’s uncle helped her family find a place to live in philadelphia. soon after moving, rebecca young, mary’s mother, advertised her flag - making business in the philadelphia newspapers. during the revolutionary war, she was the only person to advertise as a flag maker. she had made the flag that flew over george washington’s headquarters on january 1, 1776. she was able to support her family with this occupation.
at the age of 19, mary married john pickersgill in baltimore on october 2, 1795. john, a u.s. government employee, traveled to london for work. he died in london on june 14, 1805, and mary
how did mary and her mother advertise their new flag - making business?
○ they placed notices in the baltimore newspapers.
○ they distributed flyers to houses.
○ they told all their friends and neighbors.
○ they displayed their flags for all to see.

Explanation:

To answer the question "How did Mary and her mother advertise their new flag - making business?", we refer to the text: "Soon after moving, Rebecca Young, Mary’s mother, advertised her flag - making business in the Philadelphia newspapers." By comparing this with the given options, we can see that the correct option is the one related to placing notices (advertisements) in newspapers.

Answer:

A. They placed notices in the Baltimore newspapers. (Note: There is a slight error in the option's location name as per the text it's Philadelphia, but among the given options, this is the closest in terms of the method of advertising - using newspapers. If we strictly follow the text, the correct description should be placing notices in Philadelphia newspapers, but based on the provided options, this is the intended correct one.)