Question

Who, along with her daughter caroline and others, stitched the original stars and stripes that inspired the words, that were put to music by john stafford smith? 579 points?

Answer 1

Mary Pickersgill and her daughter Caroline sew the American flag, which measured 30 by 42 feet. That flag flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 ( or the Second War of Independence ). Mary, her daughter Caroline, her 2 nieces and a servant girl cut the stars and stripes, all by hand ( it was before the invention of the sew machine ). That flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write a poem " Defence of Fort M`Henry ". The combination of Key`s poem and Smith`s music became known as a song "The Star-Spangled Banner". This song was adopted as a national anthem of the United States in 1931. Answer: Mary Pickersgill.