What event inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

Question

What event inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

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the defeat of the British at Baltimore, Maryland
the burning of the White House and the Capitol
the British invasion of eastern Maine
Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans

Answer 1

the British invasion of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland

Answer 2

What event inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

the British invasion of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland

The event that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" was the British invasion of eastern Maine.