MARYLAND

HOW WAS THE COLONY FOUNDED?

• The Maryland Colony was founded in 1633 by George Calvert, Lord Baltimore and other colonists, at Baltimore.

BY WHOM?

• THE COLONY WAS FOUNDED BY SIR GEORGE CLAVERT

WHY?

• It was founded to find gold

WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE SETTLED IN MARYLAND?

• English colonists settled in Maryland

WHAT IMPORTANT PEOPLE SETTLED IN MARYLAND?

• King Charles II- founded Maryland
• Benjamin Banneker
• Thomas Cresap- Built large farms

What were some important events in the colony’s history?

• Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists, Catholics, Anglicans and others.Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land. Farming and Plantations were important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies
• Religious toleration, which already existed by charter, was further established by a law of the Maryland Assembly, of April 2, 1649
• Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land. Farming and Plantations were important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies

What makes this colony special? How is it different

• Made the Anglican Church the colony’s established church
• The capital was moved
• The colony was named after a person
• Royal colony
• Political change
• Made slavery illegal in early Maryland

FUN FACTS

• A traditional game people in Maryland played was Nine Men's Morris
• A traditional food they ate was crab stew