By The Dawns Early Light

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By The Dawns Early

Light

• This story is about how Francis Scott Key made
  the Star Spangled Banner. Francis and his friend
  Dr.Beanes were being held captive by a British
  ship when the battle on Fort McHenry started. The
  bombing on the fort lasted for 25 hours.

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U.S.A. Wins!

• When the war was over, Francis looked out of the
  window and waited until the smoke cleared and saw
  that the flag was still there." Soon they were
  set free and went home. When Francis got home, he
  wrote the Star Spangled Banner.

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The History of Our Flag

• Our flag was made by Betsy Ross on Jan. 1st
  1776.The white of the flag means innocence and
  purity. Red stands for hardiness and blue for
  justice.

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How to Fold the U.S.A. Flag

• The first step is to fold it in half twice.
• Then fold it up into a triangle starting at the
  stripes and work toward the stars.

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Credits

• By John McGuiness,
• Jake Disch,
• Mike Palichleb, and
• Adam Bevins