Fort M'Henry" and was quickly reprinted in Baltimore and elsewhere. Set to the music of the English drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven," Key's composition soon achieved national popularity, although Congress did not adopt it as the official national anthem until 1931(Horsman 3/7/02). Key continued to practice law and from 1833 to 1841 served as U.S. district attorney for Washington, D.C. He was sent to Alabama to settle a dispute with that state over Creek Indian lands in 1833. Key was not a serious poet but wrote verses from time to time (“Francis Scott Key” 3/7/02). WORKS CITED“Francis Scott Key.” http://www.usflag.org/francis.scott.key.html 3/7/02“Francis Scott Key.” http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/index.html 3/7/02...
