My Song, the United States National Anthem More than 100 years later, The Star Spangled Banner became the official song of the United States.ĭo You Know the Words to My Song? My song has 4 verses, but only the first verse is sung today. I Have a Hit Song! People really liked my song it became a big hit! It was printed just a few days after the battle at Fort McHenry! I Write the Song Quickly After I returned home, I quickly finished my song, which had 4 verses. Seeing the battle made me think of a song about the big flag at Fort McHenry. The Battle and the Song The British attacked Fort McHenry for one whole day, but didn’t capture it so they gave up the fight. The British let the doctor go but attacked Fort McHenry at 6:30 a.m. The Battle of Fort McHenry I was working as a lawyer when President Madison asked me to help free a doctor who was being held prisoner on a British ship.
Luckily, a tornado put out the fires set by the British and wiped out many British soldiers. when British troops burned many buildings, including the White House, the U.S. Is Burning In 1814, President Madison had to leave Washington D.C. Mary Pickersgill Makes Giant Flag for Fort McHenry The flag was 30 feet wide and 42 feet long and weighed over 200 pounds! This fort was used to protect America during the War of 1812.įort McHenry and Its Flag In 1813,Major George Armistead decided Fort McHenryneeded a very big flag so that the British could see it from far away. President James Madison King George IIIīaltimore, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland is the site of Fort McHenry. After, I wrote a song about the flag that later became our national anthem.Īmerican Ships Captured For 4 years, ships from England and France were capturing American ships and forcing captured American sailors to serve in the British Royal Navy.Īmerica Declares War JIn 1812, United States President James Madison declared war against King George III, king of Great Britain and Ireland. The flag flew strong while British and American soldiers fought a battle during the War of 1812.
I have a story to tell you about a great American flag. The Star Spangled Banner The Story of Our National Anthemįrancis Scott Key &The Star Spangled Banner Hello, I’m Francis Scott Key.
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