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Captain John Smith explores the Chesapeake Bay
Smith's voyages. As a member of the governing council of Jamestown, Virginia, Smith led two voyages on the Chesapeake Bay. English officials instructed Smith and other colonists to map the area, claim land, find gold and other riches, trade with the natives and find passage to the Pacific Ocean. http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
English trading post established on Kent Island
William Claiborne, a member of the Virginia council, established a trading post on Kent Island just before King Charles I granted the colony of Maryland to Lord Baltimore. Kent Island was the first English settlement in Maryland. But he is known today for the fact caused a lot of trouble for Virginia's neighbor, Maryland. http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
maryland charter
King Charles I of Great Britain granted Maryland Charter to Cecilius Calvert; colony named Maryland for Queen Henrietta Maria http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
Ark and Dove sail from the Isle of Wight, England
The two ships set sail from the Isle of Wight on 22 November 1633. Three days later on 25 March a storm arises in the Channel and the Dove is seen flying distress lanterns at her masthead before she disappears into the storm. Those aboard the Ark assume she has sunk in the storm. It is not until a month and a half later that they discover otherwise when the Dove arrives at Barbados and rejoins the Ark. http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
Ark and Dove arrive at St. Clements Island; St. Mary's City founded
After spending a week at Old Point Comfort, they depart on 3 March and sail up the Chesapeake to the Potomac River where they land on St. Clements Island. They spend the rest of March exploring and negotiating with the Indians for a place to settle. Clements and occupy the land they have purchased, naming their settlement
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An Act Concerning Religion" passed; Puritans founded Providence
The Puritans could practice religion as they wished, safe in the knowledge that the 1649 Act Concerning Religion, which the Maryland legislature passed as a protection particularly for them, guaranteed their safety.
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Virginia Puritans invited by Governor Stone
Virginia Puritans invited by Governor Stone to settle in Maryland; all Maryland Christians granted religious freedom by Act of Religious Toleration
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Slavery allowed by law in Maryland
It never controlled the abuse by white men of enslaved African women. Three years later, in 1664, under the governorship of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, the Assembly ruled that all enslaved people should be held in slavery for life, and that children of enslaved mothers should also be held in slavery for life.
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Annapolis becomes the capital of Maryland
Annapolis was the capital of the fledgling United States from November 1783 until August 1784, before the nation had a permanent capital city. On Dec. 23, 1783, George Washington resigned his military commission before the Continental Congress meeting here. http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
St. Anne's Church completed
Construction completed on St. Anne's Church, Annapolis.
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The Sot-Weed Factor: Or, A Voyage to Maryland
. The Sot-Weed Factor: Or, A Voyage to Maryland, by Ebenezer Cook (c.1665-c. 1732), published (London). -
Annapolis
Annapolis incorporated as a city (Chapter 7, Acts of 1708). -
1704-1709. John Seymour, governor.
John Seymour became governor
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Construction
Construction completed on second Annapolis State House. -
Talbot Court
Talbot Court House (later East Town or Easton). -
Property qualifications
Property qualifications for voting in local and State elections removed by constitutional amendment, granting suffrage to adult white males (Chapter 90, Acts of 1801, ratified 1802) -
Viva voce
Viva voce voting at elections changed to voting by ballot. -
Maryland ratified 12th Amendment
Maryland ratified 12th Amendment to U.S. Constitution, providing for election of U.S. President and Vice-President by Electoral College. -
Baltimore
Baltimore Water Company formed (chartered 1792). -
Construction started for Basilica of the Assumption
Construction started for Basilica of the Assumption, America's first Roman Catholic cathedral. Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), main section completed 1818. -
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) opened female academy, Baltimore -
Washington Cotton Manufacturing Company
Washington Cotton Manufacturing Company, Mount Washington, first in State, incorporated. -
College of Medicine
College of Medicine chartered as University of Maryland, Baltimore. -
British raids
British conducted raids on Chesapeake targets, including Havre de Grace. -
Charles Reeder
Charles Reeder established steam-engine manufactory and foundry, Federal Hill. -
Election law
Election law replaced symbols on ballots with words. -
Regulations
Regulations for miners' work conditions enacted. -
Child labor
Child labor under age twelve forbidden by law. -
Maryland Woman Suffrage Association
Maryland Woman Suffrage Association formed at Baltimore, led by Emma J. Maddox Funck. -
Washington County
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Voters
Voters ratified constitutional amendment authorizing early voting (Chapter 513, Acts of 2007). -
Messenger
Messenger, an interplanetary spacecraft built at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, became the first satellite to orbit the planet Mercury. -
Sparrows Point
At Sparrows Point (Baltimore County), steelmaking operations ended after RG Steel declared bankruptcy. -
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII, defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31. -
MaryLand
MaryLand National Guard left Baltimore.
