MARYLAND

FOUNDER

• The founder was captain John Smith.
• He founded the area around the Chesapeake bay.
• It was then traded off between many different men.

REASONS FOUNDED

• The ruler at the time had just been converted to Catholicism.
• He wanted a haven from religious persecution & he thought Maryland would be good for his "Land of Sanctuary"
• So it was good for people seeking religious and political freedom.

PEOPLE IN THE COLONY

• Most settlers were catholic.
• Each settler was granted 100 acres & if he had a wife or child over the age of 16 they received another 100 acres for each or them, but if the child was under 16 he got 50 acres.
• Servants were given 50 acres after they received freedom.

CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHY OF THE LAND

• Maryland was on both sides of the Chesapeake bay, which is the biggest bay in the U. S.
• The surrounding land was low & fertile, it also was covered with silt because it was right next to a bay.
• The winters were cold with rain & some snow.
• Summers were hot & humid.

ECONOMY OF THE COLONY

• Colonists made a living off of farming.
• They farmed flax(to make cloths), corn, wheat, and other grains, vegetables, tobacco, & fruit trees.
• They also did the lumber business, shipping, fishing, & raised cattle for milk & meat.
• Lastly some colonists mined for iron that got sent to England and manufactured to finished goods.

RELIGION OF THE COLONY

• Most settlers were catholic.
• But Maryland granted religious freedom to any religion.

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT OF THE COLONY

• Maryland was not connected to England's rules & governing so colonists were allowed to govern themselves.
• Free men elected representatives to govern the colony & owed their loyalty to Calvert, not the king.

THANK YOI!

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