The Star Spangled Banner represents freedom. The writer of the Star Spangled Banner was Francis Scott Key. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Fort McHenry and was written for the Garrison Flag. The book, Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner by Rush Limbaugh, talks about the Star Spangled Banner and how it came to be. The song was written by Francis Scott Key, while he was on a British warship, trying to free his friend. His friend was named an American Doctor named Beanes who was arrested by the British (Limbaugh, 2015, p. 180). The Star Spangled Banner is one of the most well known and loved songs ever written.
Francis Scott Key was a 35 year old American lawyer and a poet who wrote the Star Spangled Banner. Key
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The battle was fought on September 12th to September 15th, 1814. The weather was raining when the British Warships attacked Fort McHenry. The British had 5,000 men and 19 ships fighting for them and the US had 1,000 men and 20 guns fighting for them. The British commanders were Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane and Colonel Arthur Brooke. The US commanders were Major General Samuel Smith and Major Greg Armistead. The British attack ships had 5 bomb ketches and 10 smaller warships. On September 12, 1814 Ross landed with 4,500 men on the tip of North Point. They began advancing northwest towards Baltimore. At 6:30 a.m. the British were in position and opened fire on Fort McHenry. The British ships struck the fort with heavy mortar shells. Major Armistead had 1,000 troops tried to fire back, but they couldn’t because the ships were too far away from the guns to reach. The British made a mistake of sending 1,200 men to go and try to enter the fort in small boats. A shell was fired as a warning shot, but the light had given away their position. They got into intense crossfires between Covington and Babcock. By dawn, the British had fired between 1,500 and 1,800 rounds at Fort McHenry. The aftermath of the battle for the US was 4 killed and 24 wounded. The British had about 330 killed, wounded and captured. The flag that the Star Spangled …show more content…
When Key made his song, he did not give a title for it so it was first called “Defense at Fort McHenry.” A Baltimore music store printed the song with the title the Star Spangled Banner. Only about a dozen of the original 1814 sheet music of the Star Spangled Banner have survived. Although the war inspired the National Anthem, it is a little-known war in American History. It fostered a strong sense of National Pride among the American people. The Star Spangled Banner didn’t become the National Anthem until more than a century after it was written. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson made the Star Spangled Banner the National Anthem. On March 3, 1931, after 40 previous attempts the Star Spangled Banner became the National Anthem. The 19th century is when the Star Spangled Banner became one of the most loved patriotic songs. In 1861, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. added a verse of the National Anthem. During the war, people would turn to music to express their feelings about the flag and the ideals and values it represents. By the 1890’s, the military had adopted the song for ceremonial purposes, the navy later adopted it for the same reason. Requiring it to be played during the lowering and raising of the
The British chose to attack the Americans from the north by way of Isle aux Pois in the mouth of the Pearl River because this was the only only stable water they had found that ships could ride and anchor. When hearing that the british where coming this way, Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones and his five gunboats went to try and Barackade the Rigolets trying to make sure they wouldn’t enter. His 185 men and 23 guns awaited the British. At 10:30 on December 14th 1814 three columns of British ships, 42 to 45, armed with 43 guns and 1,200 under the command of Captain Lockyer met the American blockade. Fierce fighting began and the British had finally captured the five American boats. Losses were 17 British and 6 Americans killed, 77 British and 35 Americans wounded. This gave Gerneral Andrew Jackson six days more to improve his defenses. The British at the very beginning of the war had demolished almost all of Jacksons sea power. Jackson only had the Carolina, Louisiana, and one gunboat left.
The Americans weighed fewer than 10,000 pounds, roughly nine rounds per man. The situation was not expected to improve soon. During the night of March 4th, 1776 in Boston. Washington pulled the unthinkable and surprised the British by placing his army up the undefended Dorchester Heights. The British had ships anchored in the Boston Harbor, which were within range of American cannons.
But when darkness arrived, Key saw only red erupting in the night sky. While he was looking at all that he thought that given the scale of the attack he was sure that the british would win. But some hours passed by and in the clearing of the smoke “the dawn’s early light” on September 14, he saw the American Flag- not the british Union Jack – Flying over the fort, Announcing and American Victory Key put his thoughts on a sheet of paper while still on board, and trying to set up the words to the tune of the song. So Basiclly the reason on why Francis Scott Key wrote the song was to share How devastating the battle was and well he named it Star Spangled Banner because the flag has fifty stars that represent the fifty states and the thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies of the United
The war involved Canada, America, the Native Americans, and Great Britain, and was fought over maritime rights from 1812 through 1814. It was America’s second and last war against the British. Great Britain continued to attack American ships, convincing United States Congress to finally declare war on the British. The United States attacked Canada, which was seen as territorial aggression. As Donald Hickey, a professor of history at Wayne State College, argued in “An American Perspective on the War of 1812”, the war encouraged national self-confidence and provided the republic with a new selection of saying, symbols, and songs that helped Americans define who they were and what they stood for. For instance, “the Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key at the infamous bombardment of Fort McHenry. As a result of the war, the United States was able to adopt the song as their national anthem, representing the bravery and the perseverance of Americans. In addition, Donald Hickey mentioned the triumphs that the United States army faced at many of the battles in the War. America was successful at the Thames in the Northwest, Chippewa and Lake Erie, Baltimore in the Chesapeake, and the Battle of New Orleans, to name a few. These victories proved that America was capable of taking on the British, which established power and
The story “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lorde demonstrates that she comes across a realization that she had to speak up for her rights and independence when she visited the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C. Lorde explains how she was frustrated with the situation that occurred in Washington, D.C., which shows that she had learned the reality of the society. She writes about many things that she came across during the trip to Washington D.C. in the summer vacation. In the essay, the meanings of independence for Lorde are to fight for it and to speak up for the rights that they deserve. Lorde and her family visit many places in the capital city where they were told to leave the place because black people were not allowed there.
In the first stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, Francis Scott Key addresses the beauty of the American flag as it was waving at the dawn after the Battle of Baltimore. As he stood on the deck of a ship, Key waited to see if the American’s would emerge victoriously through the night. At dawn, the United States (U.S.) raised its flag to display its victory. The first stanza serves as a depiction of the joy Key feels through the description of the flag as it is an embodiment of his emotions, “O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light/What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. /Whose broad stripes and bright/stars through the perilous fight” (Key). Key describes the strength and beauty of the flag in a proud manner that relates to his now strong patriotic feelings after witnessing the battle.
The symbolism of the Flag was thus interpreted by Washington: “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty.”
One purpose behind the Star Spangled Banner’s composition was to inform. Francis Scott Key tells of a literal flag, still flying high in the midst of battle ruins. He describes the bombs and rockets that erupted during the night. He depicts the blood shed and the lives lost. Key was telling of the battle that had taken place that night and the sight of
Quinlan is a very segregated town in alabama. A group of high schoolers and a group called SNCC wanted to make a difference so they used techniques called nonviolence and disobedience. One example of disobedience would be when Owen,Nora,and Coleman went into the “public library”. This is disobedience because technique they weren’t aloud into the library they had there own library. The consequence of this was when they tried to go back was the librarian chained the fence so they couldn’t get in. The impact of this was they started to learn how to be more and more nonviolent and to not fight back and to negotiate and it also led to more sit-ins and marches and protests. Finally Most of Owen’s highschool and SNCC all marched to city
The Star-Spangled Banners lyrics come from "Defense of Fort M'Henry", a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for a men's social club in London. "The Anacreontic Song" was already popular in the United States. Although the poem has four stanzas, only the first is commonly sung today. "The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the Navy in 1889 and by President Wilson in 1916, and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931, which was signed by President Hoover.
The Star Spangled Banner, now known as the Iconic National Anthem of the United States of America was a poem written by Francis Scott Key that was inspired by the Battle of Baltimore, fought on September 12-14, 1814 during the War of 1812. Key wrote this poem from his own experience of actually being there to witness the battle, the defense of Fort McHenry, Baltimore.
Many people hail “The Star Spangled Banner” as the greatest piece of American music. The audiences of America’s national anthem seem, instinctively, eager to express their respect by embracing the notion to remove their hats and stand up. However, not many people ponder over the question of what “The Star Spangled Banner” truly means. What does it mean? Why does it deserve so much reverence and honor? What exceptional difference allows it to prevail over the masterpieces of prominent composers like Mozart and Beethoven? The answer is fairly simple. “The Star Spangled Banner” symbolizes America’s perseverance, its set of moral laws and ethics, and its history that constitutes what America truly means.
A few reasons why this song should remain our national anthem is because The Star-Spangled was our national anthem for many years since March 3, 1931, until now 2017. Which is 86 years that The Star Spangled Banner remained our national anthem, why get rid of it. People even say this is racist. If it is racist, don’t listen to it. How could this song be racist after all these years (86 years) they finally say it is racist and they want to remove it from the national anthem. All those years and now people finally want to remove it, well, it is a bit too late. On September 13, British ships started to fire tons of rockets and mortars at Fort McHenry, and the British did not stop until the next morning. Francis Scott Key spent that night assuming that his nation had lost its defense and the British had won, but once the smoke cleared the next morning, he saw the fort's flag flying high. The American Flag. Francis Scott Key immediately wrote a song about that moment, and it was called “The Star Spangled Banner” Later on after World War 1, the US made a call saying “They want the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem.” In 1931 it was adopted that the Star Spangled Banner was officially the national anthem for the United States of America. This is saying “The Star Spangled Banner is officially our national anthem.” Moreover, it was adopted. Based off on information that I have read, the Star Spangled Banner, should be sung at every sports event, or any other major event, the reason why is. When it says “home of the brave” this reflect the heroic things that the Americans did to defend their country. Which means “This is our home, and we fought for it.” The War of 1812 was later known as the “Second War for
In his self-directed video compilation, the Diasporadical Trilogia, Ghanaian-American musician Blitz the Ambassador solidifies his presence as a social activist and visual artist. His vividly accurate portrayals and unconventional presentations all distinguish him as a truly unique talent among proponents of Pan Africanism. While at first glance, the videos in the trilogy (Shine, Juju Girl, and Running) seem unrelated—varying in musical tone/characteristics, lyrics, and video concept—they are linked by their depictions of issues faced by those part of the African diaspora and on the continent.
“American athletics and American politics have collided due to the protests, taking place during the United States national anthem, have risen to new heights” (Kumar). Originally a poem, The Star Spangled Banner became the nation's national anthem in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. The words were written in 1814 by “Francis Scott Key, of Georgetown, during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore” (“The History of the National Anthem”). Key originally wrote the draft of the anthem on the back of an envelope. His brother-in-law read the poem and had it published under the name of “Defense of Fort McHenry”(“The History if the National Anthem”). The National Anthem has been sung by the people of the United States since 1814 as a way of