War of 1812

I think that patriotism in America is so stereotypical because of the War of 1812, I think that's where it all started. I can imagine that fighting Britain while you're still a newish country could be really scary and stressful, seeing as America broke away from Britain and started it's own country. After the bombardment that Britain started, I'm sure a lot of hope was lost. For some reason we couldn't do anything to stop Britain from burning Washington DC to the ground? I don't understand why we couldn't fight back or get to them before they burned down our capital. But it was probably a sign that when the American flag was still waving over the fort that morning after the fight, it gave us hope that we could overcome the British attacking us, and I think that was the turning point that kind of united us as one nation, because we were represented by the flag still waving, and unity makes a country stronger. I think we've kept the patriotism and it's why we're not so separated, even though we're the most diverse country because we're literally just a bunch of people from around the world, but I think America as a nation is pretty tightly knit.