What was the inspiration for the star-spangled banner?

Answer 1

The purpose of the naational anthem(star s.b.) was to spraed the awesome news of the freedom of America after the rvolutionary war. when he saw the flag., he had to let people know the patriots were gone forever.

Answer 2

it is our national antheme for trhe united states from when George Washington and the constinental army went to war with britain and soon later the paris papers ended the war and 13 colonies was combided into one nation and it shows we are a country.

Answer 3

On September 3, 1814, Francis Scott Key and John S. Skinner, an American prisoner-exchange agent, set sail from Baltimore aboard the ship HMS Minden flying a flag of truce on a mission approved by U.S. President James Madison. Their objective was to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, the elderly and popular town physician of Upper Marlboro, a friend of Key’s who had been captured in his home. Beanes was accused of aiding in the arrest of British soldiers. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship, HMS Tonnant, on September 7 and spoke with Major General Robert Ross and Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner, while they discussed war plans. At first, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment. Because Key and Skinner had heard details of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise, and later back on HMS Minden. After the bombardment, certain British gunboats attempted to slip past the fort and effect a landing in a cove to the west of it, but they were turned away by fire from nearby Fort Covington, the city's last line of defense. During the rainy night, Key had witnessed the bombardment and observed that the fort’s smaller "storm flag" continued to fly, but once the shelling had stopped, he would not know how the battle had turned out until dawn. By then, the storm flag had been lowered, and the larger flag had been raised. Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the large American flag flying triumphantly above the fort. It inspired him to write a poem about the incident that would later be put to music and become our National Anthem. Aboard the ship the next day, Key wrote a poem on the back of a letter he had kept in his pocket. At twilight on 16 September, he and Skinner were released in Baltimore. He finished the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel, where he was staying, and he entitled it "Defence of Fort McHenry." The larger flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner Flag and is today on display in the National Museum of American History, a treasure of the Smithsonian Institution. It was restored in 1914 by Amelia Fowler, and again in 1998 as part of an ongoing conservation program. The above information was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

Answer 4

The Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem, was written by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Fort Henry. He had a friend who was being held hostage by the English officers until the battle was over. they promised that they would only attack the flag because the women and children living there. they said when they took the flag down they would immediatly stop firing but would have the battle of Fort Henry. But the other end of the deal was that if the patriots won the battle they would give the hostage back and would leave immediatly. so the battle raged on,(it was so loud they could barely hear each other) and it went on for hours. the people that were being held captive would keep asking what was happening and he would tell them the flag was still up. after many hours the british finally said." we have hit the flag so many times why is it not down yet." so they finally gave up and gave the prisoners back and left immediatly. while Francis Scott Key was aboard the English ship(the ones attacking fort henry) he was inspired to write the poem that eventually became our national anthem. When he finally got back to the Fort he looked at the flag and saw why it was still standing soldiers had stepped over and held it up and the ones who had died were leaned up against the flag. the dead were holding up our flag!! there were only a few who were holding it up that were living just barely but still were. they werent told to by there officers. they did it out of there own thoughts and patriotic minds. I thank my creator, My God!! Jesus Christ for being there and dieing for me so that one day i could go to heaven if i only accept that i am a sinner and believe he is the 1 and only God! They died for there country that was founded on that believe so that one day we would only be a stonger nation in Jesus Christ. This is a free gift. But it cost my God his life..then he rose from the dead three days later and defeated satan!!Freedom is not free. But we are offered this amazing gift of salvation for free! you either take or leave it and change your ways to a better person for

Christ! Which will you believe? There is no second chances once you have died! Take this seriously...this is the most important desion of your LIFE!!!

Answer 5

The star spangled banner is the American flag. It refers to the stars that cover the 'banner' or the flag itself.

Answer 6

Near Fort McHenry which was located on Chesapeake Bay.

Answer 7

the poem of life

Answer 8

The War of 1812