A | B |
She made the American flag for Ft. Henry | Mary Young Pickersgill and her daughter |
The amount of wool used in the flag | 400 yards |
The number of stars on the flag | Fifteen |
The size of the flag | 30 feet x 42 feet |
Francis Scott Key's profession | Lawyer |
The number of children he and Mary had | Eleven |
Why President Madison and his wife left the White House | It was under attack |
Why Key was on a British ship | He was trying to save his friend's life |
Why he had trouble seeing the flag wave | There was smoke and haze |
Where he wrote the poem | On the back of a letter |
The person who took the poem to a printer | His brother-in-law |
When the Star Spangled Banner became the national anthem | March 3, 1931 |
Where you could see the flag today | The Smithsonian Institute |