Star Spangled Banner

The Star Spangled Banner

Oh, 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,

O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

~Key Points from lesson:

Star-Spangled Banner was written in 1814.
Star-Spangled Banner became our National Anthem in 1931.
It was written by Francis Scott Key.
Mary Pickersgill was commissioned to sew the first large scale American flag that inspired Francis Scott Key.
This flag flew over Fort McHenry the night the British attacked on American soil.
Fort McHenry is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
The flag was 42 feet by 30 feet.
Their were 5 girls that helped Mary Pickersgill sew the giant flag.
They only had 6 weeks to finish the project.
The War of 1812 was going on when Mary Pickersgill sewed the flag.
Because it was war time, fabric, flour, and sugar were very hard to come by.
The definition of a national anthem is a song that represents a country.
Mary was paid $574.44 for making the flag.
General George Armistead commissioned Mary to sew the flag.
The battle lasted 48 hours.
The Americans won the battle at Fort McHenry.

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