History of the Catholic Church in the United States British-America-born Catholic priest. In 1788, after the Revolution, John Jay urged the New York Legislature to require office-holders to renounce foreign authorities "in all matters ecclesiastical as well as civil." In one state, North Carolina, the Protestant test oath would not be changed until 1868. The Catholic population of the United States, which had been 35,000 in 1790, increased to 195,000 in 1820 and then ballooned to about 1.6 million in 1850, by which time, Catholics had become the country’s largest denomination. Between 1860 and 1890 the population of Roman Catholics in the United States tripled primarily through immigration and
II (The Presidents of the United States of America album) in 1987. Album - "Billboard" (North America) Singles - "Billboard" (North America) II (The Presidents of the United States of America album) II is the second studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via Columbia Records on November 5, 1996, which was Election Day in the United States, which included voting for the President. The album included a few songs that originally appeared on "Froggystyle", a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, "The Presidents of the United States of America". These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P",