Why did we set 18 as the age of majority?

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I’m not asking this from a biology lens, I get that aspect, but more from the sociology/anthropology lens. My question is which culture started using 18 as this hard cutoff, when, and under what reasoning.

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It fits well with the K-12 educational system and balances the needs of allowing people to mature and educate themselves while maintaining a productive workforce.

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