Question

after sacking washington, dc, the british attacked baltimore. baltimore was an impor port where many american ships were docked. us general samuel smith convinced th ship owners to sink their ships into the harbor, creating an underwater barrier that the british warships could not cross. the british bombed fort mchenry in baltimore harb 25 hours but could not gain control of the fort. lawyer and writer francis scott key witnessed the attack from aboard a british ship. when he saw the american flag still wa in the dawns light after the bombardment, he was inspired to write the poem that becar \the star-spangled banner\: o! say, can you see by the dawns early light, what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; o! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, oer the land of the free, and the home of the brave? which of these traits would francis scott key most likely associate with the american flag after the bombardment of fort mchenry? a bittersweet and confused b dangerous and frightening c brave and triumphant d cheerful and lighthearted

Explanation:

The poem describes the flag as having "broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight" and "gallantly streaming." The phrases "gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there" and the final lines "O'er the Land of the free, and the home of the brave" suggest a sense of triumph and bravery associated with the flag.

Answer:

C. Brave and triumphant