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Historically, the history of Boy Scouts in America rests in the experiences of General Robert Baden-Powell. Inspired by <insert reasons>, <Baden Powell created BS in Britain in 1908>. <Story of unknown scout>. Boyce was so impressed he thought that the United States should have such a program too. In 1910, he founded BSA.
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was inspired by and modeled on the Boy Scout Association, established by Baden-Powell in Britain in 1908. In the early 1900s, several youth organizations were active, and many became part of the BSA (see Scouting in the United States).
The BSA was founded in 1910 and grew rapidly and became the largest youth organization in the United States. Early issues involved race, the "younger boy problem," and the "older boy problem." Troops initially followed local community policy on race. For younger boys, the Cubbing program arose and for older boys, Rovering and Exploring programs were developed. Additional programs and changes have occurred over the years to adapt the program to the youth of the day.