Broad Stripes and Bright Stars

A town or a city where ships stop to load and unload cargo or supplies is called...

• a fort

• a port

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The British general thought the attack on Baltimore was going to be…

• very hard to win

• easy to win

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The people from Baltimore prepared for the British attack by building these…

• entrenchments

• ports

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Fort McHenry needed to defend itself on all sides. So it was shaped like a…

• square

• star

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The flag that Mary Pickersgill made for Fort McHenryn was as large as

• a house

• a box

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What do the 13 stripes on our flag represent?

• 13 colonies

• 13 battles

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How many stars are on our flag today?

• 15

• 50

For how many hours did the British fire on Fort McHenry?

• 24 hours

• 2 hours

Francis Scott Key wrote this…

• our national anthem

• constitution

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In the song, "Broad stripes and bright stars" was talking about

• the fight at Fort McHenry

• the American flag

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