This is not to say that America had no victories.? In the sea, our ships did surprisingly well against the world’s naval super-power.? More heavily armed and built of stout American oak, our frigates proved a match for the British ones.? The USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” defeated and captured four British frigates.? American privateers (legalized pirates) effectively harassed British shipping.? Many sailed from Baltimore Harbor. If you found this difficult, don’t feel badly.? It was meant to be.? You will find all the answers in this posting.? The War of 1812 was, like so many other wars we fought, not universally popular.? In Europe, England and Napoleonic France had been engaged in battle for many years.? While Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party (later the Democratic Party) sympathized with once-republican France, the Federalist Party leaned toward trading-partner Britain and many of its followers even continued trading with them during the war.? The main American grievances were that the British would stop American merchant ships and seize any sailor they thought subject to British impressment (which they applied rather liberally) and that the British actively encouraged Native Americans to attack American settlers.? American expansionist ambitions played a part, too.? Although many New England maritime states were against it, the War Hawks (a term first used in that war) prevailed and a declaration of war squeaked by on June 18, 1812.? To say that American victories were spotty would be an understatement.? The invasion of Canada was a fiasco.? While the army did capture, sack and burn the capital, York (now Toronto), it retreated with heavy losses.? In retaliation, the British sacked and burned Washington, including the White House, after scattering the poorly led and organized American defense.? Tit for tat.? Along the way, they brought back loot and prisoners.
What was the first year it was played at baseball’s World Series?ġ5.? Who broke all traditions to sing it on September 13, 2001? On September 14th of this year, our national anthem will have its bicentennial celebration of when Francis Scott Key first wrote the words.? Janine Stange will complete a 50-state singing tour of it by performing this challenging melody at Fort McHenry on our national anthem’s 200th anniversary.? So, before we get into the history of our beloved anthem that the late Caldwell Titcomb, president of the Boston Theater Critics Association and professor emeritus of theater criticism at Brandeis, noted that it has a melody that far exceeds the range of the average person (ever try to sing it on key?), let’s have a little trivia fun.? If you go to a pub quiz on September 14th, it just might help.Ģ.? How many Americans died in the attack on the fort?ģ.? During what war was the song written.ĥ.? Where was Francis Scott Key when he wrote the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner”?ħ.? How many stars and stripes were on the flag Key saw flying over the fort?ġ0.? What is the vocal range required to correctly sing the melody?ġ2.? Who was the first President who had it played for official events?ġ3.? What President signed it into being the national anthem?ġ4.
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