Your age does not make you an adult. In this case, Age is a numerical label which defines the amount of years one has spent on earth. Society expect one to act a certain way by a certain time of their life that would consider them an adult. Society says, one is considered an adult at the age of 18.
Historian, Perry Hall Improvement Association. Hundreds of years ago, northeastern Baltimore County was explored by nomadic Indians who came south from present-day Pennsylvania to hunt for game in the bountiful Chesapeake Bay region.
If the British took control of Baltimore harbor, America would be in big trouble because the British would control many of the goods and supplies going into and out of the country. The people of the United States were nervous and scared. On September 13, 1814, British warships began bombing Baltimoreâs FORT McHENRY. The fort, which was the only thing stopping the British from entering the city of Baltimore, was under fire for 25 hours straight!Onboard one of the British ships was an American lawyer named FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. He had boarded the ship in order to convince the British to release an American prisoner.