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

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

• very hard to win

• easy to win

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

• entrenchments

• ports

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

• square

• star

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

• a house

• a box

What do the 13 stripes on our flag represent?

• 13 colonies

• 13 battles

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

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

• the fight at Fort McHenry

• the American flag