THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
HISTORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
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we watched the soldiers fight bravely.
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we saw for the flag on the hill
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Men were brave enough to hold the flag until they died
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many men ran away from the battle like cowards.
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Detailed explanation-1: -ramparts: the embankments that were part of the fort’s defense. gallantly: in a heroic or brave manner. streaming: this describes the flag waving in the wind.
Detailed explanation-2: -Francis Scott Key, who wrote the poem that became the “Star-Spangled Banner, ” was observing the British attack on Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 when he wrote the famous words. Rampart comes from the Middle French word meaning “to protect” or “to defend."
Detailed explanation-3: -O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Clague: “Rocket” refers to the new Congreve rockets on the brand-new British bomb ships. They’re the most sophisticated naval weapons on the planet at the time.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the third verse, Key had a special message for the enslaved people who had dared to fight for freedom-we will pursue you to get revenge: No refuge could save the hireling and slave. from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.