Search results
The colony of Maryland. Maryland and surrounding colonies, c. 1700. Detail of early map (c. 1700) of Maryland and surrounding colonies. In 1608 the English explorer Capt. John Smith sailed into Chesapeake Bay and stayed for several weeks to map the shoreline. With reference to the countryside around the bay, Smith exclaimed, “Heaven and earth ...
Jan 18, 2023 · 10 Facts About the Maryland Colony. January 18, 2023 by The Historian. In the year 1634, an Englishman named Cecil Calvert, who was also known as Lord Baltimore, established the colony of Maryland. Calvert was given a land grant by King Charles I of England to create the colony, which he named Henrietta Maria in honor of the king’s wife ...
Feb 9, 2010 · March | 25. The first colonists to Maryland arrive at St. Clement’s Island on Maryland’s western shore and found the settlement of St. Mary’s. In 1632, King Charles I of...
After European settlements had been made to the south and north, the colonial Province of Maryland was granted by King Charles I to Sir George Calvert (1579–1632), his former Secretary of State in 1632, for settlement beginning in March 1634.
The Maryland Colony was the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the Articles of Confederation, which it did in 1781. The Maryland Colony became a state on April 28 th, 1788 when it ratified the United States Constitution. Nicknames given to Maryland over the years include the Free State, and the Old Line State. Related Links:
The Province of Maryland [1] was an English and later British colony in North America from 1634 [2] until 1776, when the province was one of the Thirteen Colonies that joined in supporting the American Revolution against Great Britain. In 1781, Maryland was the 13th signatory to the Articles of Confederation.
Mar 12, 2024 · Streaming Videos. Chesapeake Planter. A tour through the world of the colonial farmer in the year 1777, when most of the 13 original colonies were still one vast forest. Farms consisted of small, rough clearings cultivated by hand or with primitive tools. Farm animals were smaller, wilder, and tougher than they are today.
