THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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He must have felt joy and pride that the United States had been victorious at the battle of Fort McHenry.
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He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.
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He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.
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He must have known his poem would be a good national anthem for the new country.
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He hated America and was hoping that Britains flag would be flying.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -During the 19th century, “The Star-Spangled Banner” became one of the nation’s best-loved patriotic songs. It gained special significance during the Civil War, a time when many Americans turned to music to express their feelings for the flag and the ideals and values it represented.
Detailed explanation-3: -This patriotic song, whose words were written by Francis Scott Key on Sept. 14, 1814, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, was adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931.
Detailed explanation-4: -“The Star-Spangled Banner” The National Anthem of the United States. Francis Scott Key wrote the words during the War of 1812, when he saw the flag of the United States still flying over Fort McHenry, Maryland, after a night of attack by British troops. The tune is from a British popular song of the day.