Maryland History
Maryland guaranteed people in Maryland the freedom to practice whatever religion they wanted. Like other states Maryland had slavery. A law in 1664 said that slaves had to be slaves for their whole lives.
Maryland had people from a lot of different faiths. Some of these religions were: Quakers, Presbyterians, Puritans, and Episcopalians. Baltimore was the state's biggest city was not founded until 1729. Maryland's major industies were shipbuilding, iron works, tobacco and flour. They also grew corn, wheat, rice and indigo. In 1744 they bought land from the Native Americans, this is the land that is now Maryland. Some fights between the the colonist and the Indians happened but mostly the Native Americans lost their land because the colonist wanted to get as much land as they could fast. The Maryland Native Americans did not really fight for their land so the colonist took it easily.
Maryland had people from a lot of different faiths. Some of these religions were: Quakers, Presbyterians, Puritans, and Episcopalians. Baltimore was the state's biggest city was not founded until 1729. Maryland's major industies were shipbuilding, iron works, tobacco and flour. They also grew corn, wheat, rice and indigo. In 1744 they bought land from the Native Americans, this is the land that is now Maryland. Some fights between the the colonist and the Indians happened but mostly the Native Americans lost their land because the colonist wanted to get as much land as they could fast. The Maryland Native Americans did not really fight for their land so the colonist took it easily.
Founded by: Lord Baltimore
Major cities: Baltimore and Annapolis Named for: Queen Henrietta Maria of England Became a state: April 28, 1788 | Lord Baltimore I and his son Cecil were British and King James I gave them land. He was at first given a title to land in Newfoundland. He later asked for title to land north of Virginia that would be Maryland. This land was not given to Lord Baltimore I until after his death and was given to his son Cecil, Lord Baltimore II.
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When Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, started the colony of Maryland, it based on the ideas of freedom of religion and for religion and the government to be seperated. Maryland was a safe place for Roman Catholics in the New World. Lord Baltimore governed Maryland for 42 years.