Concerned about the Catholic minority in Maryland, Leonard Calvert ordered the second Lord Baltimore to make a law requiring Catholics to practice their faith quietly and privately. <span />
The United States declared war on Britain in 1812. It did so because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France—Britain's enemy in Europe. Sometimes there were also seizures of American sailors. These seizures were known as impressment.
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The transcontinental railroad was slowed down by mountains and marshland.