Frances Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner after?

Answer 1

By seeing the American flag raised above Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
the defeat of the British attack on Baltimore, Maryland
A 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

Answer 2

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner in response to the British shelling of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Key was inspired by America's refusal to surrender dying the 25-hour bombardment of the fort. The British finally retreated.

Answer 3

Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" after his direct experience of the battle that took place in the vicinity of Baltimore (MD) in September of 1814. With the British navy engaging in a sustained and otherwise fierce bombardment of Fort McHenry, which guarded the entrance to Baltimore's harbor, Key's inspiration upon seeing the American "stars and stripes" still flying in the morning sun (among other inspirations, as well) led to his now-famous composition.

Answer 4

On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key looked through clearing smoke to see a large flag still flying after a 25 hour British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort HcHenry.

Because of this sight, he became inspired to write a poem about what he saw. Later on it was set to music and eventually the Star Spangled Banner became our national anthem. Prior to this. God Bless America was sung as our national anthem.