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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The Civil War
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The War of 1812
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The American Revolution
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key wrote his poem in 1814, in the last year of the War of 1812. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in June 1812.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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: -The War of 1812 was between the United States and Great Britain. This war ended in 1815. Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem during this war. The national anthem is called “The Star-Spangled Banner.”