Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . DANIEL CARROLL From an etching THIRTEEN DISTRUSTFUL STATES Her service to the cause of independence was quiet andfaithful. And it is hardly too much to say that withoutthe bravery, steadfastness and fidelity of her soldiersthe independence of the colonies would not have beenwon. And without her firm stand, alone, against the^vestern land claims, it is doubtful if the lasting unionwhich has led to our present great nation could everhave been formed. This was the beginning of the union of our years later they agreed to become the Un
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . DANIEL CARROLL From an etching THIRTEEN DISTRUSTFUL STATES Her service to the cause of independence was quiet andfaithful. And it is hardly too much to say that withoutthe bravery, steadfastness and fidelity of her soldiersthe independence of the colonies would not have beenwon. And without her firm stand, alone, against the^vestern land claims, it is doubtful if the lasting unionwhich has led to our present great nation could everhave been formed. This was the beginning of the union of our years later they agreed to become the United Statesthat they now are. The Constitution of the United Stateswas adopted, and our nation was formed. The men whosigned the Constitution on the part of Maryland wereJames McHenry, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, and 67 XV SAILOR HEROES OF 1812 IN the story before this we learned how our nation wasformed. But at the beginning of the nineteenthcentury it was still a young nation. It was growingfast in numbers, in strength and in wealth. But it wasnot old, and strong, and rich like the European were grown men. The United States was a strongand healthy boy. There were two of these ^men who were bullying the^^boy. England and France, but England especiallygave the United States much trouble. France and Eng-land were hard at it, fighting each other. Their ships andmen were so busy fighting that they could not carry ontheir trade and commerce. So the American merchantsbuilt ships and took possession of this commerce. As America grew richer and richer England becamemore and more angry. She wanted to destroy the tradeof the United States. Then, when the war with Francewas over, she could have the commerce of the world againherself. There were two ways in which England worried theUnited States
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