THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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defeated the British at Fort McHenry
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wrote the poem that would one day become the U.S. national anthem
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led forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe
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negotiated the terms to the Treaty of Ghent
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner .” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort M’Henry, ” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812.
Detailed explanation-2: -Francis Scott Key, (born August 1, 1779, Frederick county, Maryland, U.S.-died January 11, 1843, Baltimore), American lawyer, best known as the author of the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Detailed explanation-3: -On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a crucial victory over British forces during the War of 1812. The sight of those “broad stripes and bright stars” inspired Francis Scott Key to write a song that eventually became the United States national anthem.
Detailed explanation-4: -Where did Francis Scott Key write the song that became our national anthem? You may not have heard of Baltimore’s Indian Queen Hotel, but it plays an important role in the story of “The Star-Spangled Banner” song. Liz Williams of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum shares the story.