What happened at Fort McHenry that changed American history forever? Explain.
1 Answer
The American fortress withstood a British assault giving America both pride and our national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner.
Explanation:
America was losing the war of 1812 against the British. The American forces had been soundly defeated in Canada. The British had sacked and burned the Capital of Washington DC. American warships after some early successes were finding the British blockade impossible to seriously break.
The British looked unbeatable, American morale was dangerously low, and the British fleet after destroying Washington DC was moving against another major US city Baltimore. Only Fort McHenry stood in the way of another British victory and American defeat.
The American forces at Fort McHenry withstood the assault of the British fleet, restoring American pride. Sir Francis Scott Key a witness to the battle at Fort McHenry wrote the American National anthem based on this pivotal American Victory.
