THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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The night Andrew Jackson attacked the Shawnee village.
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The Battle of New Orleans when Andrew Jackson defeated the British.
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The Battle of Tippecanoe that cost Tecumseh his life.
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The morning after the British attacked Fort McHenry. The American flag was burnt around the edges, but still flying high.
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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: -The anthem’s history began the morning of September 14, 1814, when an attorney and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key watched U.S. soldiers-who were under bombardment from British naval forces during the War of 1812-raise a large American flag over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decades of careful restoration and study have revealed a lot about the flag that flew over Fort McHenry after its defenders fought off a naval attack during the War of 1812: the swatches taken as mementos of the pivotal battle, the areas worn by time, perhaps even sections damaged by British mortar fire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Like so many famous songs of yore, “The Star-Spangled Banner” started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812. The stanzas recount the Battle of Baltimore, a days-long siege between British and American forces.