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.
Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731. He was the son of Robert and Mary Bannaky. His mother was the daughter of an Englishwoman and an African slave. His father was a former slave who had his freedom purchased from slavery. They lived on a farm along the Patapsco River approximately 10 miles from Baltimore.