the war of 1812 when u.s. soldiers held up a huge american flag inspired francis scott key to write it. the sight of broad stripes and broad stars make him want to write the star spangled banner.
It showed a colonial revolt could produce a nation based on popular sovereignty
<span>He felt that any type of government, even one with faults, was preferable to one without a Constitution. He felt that, over time, the document would become better and more refined. As he was a part of the committee who drew up the Declaration of Independence, he wanted the new nation to have a government based on the freedoms that had just been secured by breaking from Britain.</span>
