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What US war was going on when the Star Spangled Banner was written?
The US was engaged in what we call the War of 1812 when Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner during the British attack on Ft. McHenry in the Baltimore harbour.
What happened at fort mchenry?
Francis Scott Key wrote the star spangled banner while the big war was going on because he didn't know if he was going to live or not and America won our freedom now everyone knows the star spangled banner which used to be a poem called "the defense of ft. Mc Henry.
Where did Francis Scott key write the words to''The star spangled banner?
Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and a fledgeling poet, saw the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the war of 1812. The story goes that bombs were going off and canons were lighting the sky-- along with musket fire-- through the smoke and from the lighting of the weapons Francis Scott Key could still see America's flag waving above the fort.
What does a banner with no R's allowed in it mean?
Assuming it is a triangular banner with 50 stars going around the words, "no R's allowed," then it symbolizes the Star Spangled Banner. It is "Star Spangled" because it has 50 stars going around the words. It is a banner because, (1) it literally is a triangular banner, and (2) the R's are aren't allowed, hence banner.
What war was going on while the star spangled banner was wrote?
the civil war
What was going on at the time the Star Spangled Banner was written?
British were shelling Ft. McHenry
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner and why did he write it?
Francis Scott Key, Francis wrote this song (actually was suppose to be a poem) on a ship, waiting for the war of 1812 to end. The British were bombing Fort McHenry, which was protecting the city of Baltimore, Maine. Mr. Key saw the bombs going off in the fort and he wrote a poem (now U.S.A's Natonal Anthem) about the fight. He was worried the flag would be down, which was a sign of surrender, but in the morning the flag was still up, and bigger than before. The fortess had replaced the flag for a bigger one.The song was adapted as The United States of America's Natiol Anthem in 1931.
What famous American song was written during the War of 1812 and how is it significant to us now?
The Star-Spangled Banner, The United States of America's national anthem, was written by Francis Scott Key. The War of 1812 inspired him to write what he saw during the war, and the determination of the soldiers and the glory of his country.
Where would you go to see the flag inspired the wri ting of the star spangled banner?
The star 15-star, 15-stripe USA "Spangled Banner" from Fort McHenry in 1814 is in the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. It has been going through extensive restoration.
Frances Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner after?
By seeing the American flag raised above Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.the defeat of the British attack on Baltimore, MarylandA strong feeling of patriotism inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.He was watching a battle on a British ship (he was captured) and he saw a battle for an American fort going on. The explosions and rage he saw were inspiring, so he wrote a patriotic song.he was a prisoner aboard a ship watching a batlle of the british and Americans, it was night so he couldn't see but with the light he had, he wrote a poem on a piece of wood descrbiging the battle, the whoole time he was wathcing the flag from all of the gunfure and cannon blast to see if it was still up or if it was being taken down for the british to rise theres
How is francis Scott key a national hero?
Because he wrote our national anthem, the Star Bpangled Banner, during a skirmish with the Brits while rockets and other weapons were going off. He used words for the song from watching the battle.
Did francis Scott key know his poem was going to become the national anthem?
no
