Assertion: populace's country | /r/HasProperty | founded
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text: At the time the country was founded (meaning the Thirteen Colonies in 1776), only a small fraction of the population there were Catholics (mostly in Maryland); however, as a result of expansion (i.e., purchase of Louisiana Territory, of Florida, and of territory acquired after the Mexican–American War) and immigration over the country's history, the number of adherents has grown dramatically and it is the largest denomination in the United States today.