A History of Adoption in America
Since the beginning of time, individuals have been known to adopt the biological children of others. The idea of adoption is mentioned in the Bible, in the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and even by the Babylonians. While its roots go back thousands of years, adoption didn't become a thing people spoke of until the latter half of the 20th century. Shockingly enough, there were no laws in place prior to the 1850s governing the adoption of children in the United States.
