Maryland

  • Baltimore

     Baltimore
    Lord Baltimore, founded the colony of Maryland, he expanded on his father's ideas of freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
  • The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania

    The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania
    Details-The Mason-Dixon line, was agreed upon. It was first surveyed in 1763 to 1767 by two British astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, in order to settle a dispute between the Calvert and Penn families,
  • when was Maryland Founded

    when was Maryland Founded
    1776, when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen Colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the U.S. state of Maryland. Its first settlement and capital was St.
  • the 7th state

    the 7th state
    Maryland, the seventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America in 1788.
  • approved

    approved
    Declaration of Independence adopted, four Marylander's signed; Maryland Convention declared independence from Great Britain; Maryland soldiers fought at Battle of Long Island; Maryland's Declaration of Rights adopted
  • Maryland donates land

     Maryland donates land
    Maryland donates land for the new capital, Washington D.C.
  • Years Of War

    Years Of War
    The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and the United Kingdom
  • The British raids

    The British raids
    British conducted raids on Chesapeake targets,despite or because of intelligence warning of an impending attack, most of the militia that had been in Havre de Grace had departed before the raid.
  • Star Spangled Banner

     Star Spangled Banner
    British burn Washington and bomb Fort McHenry; Francis Scott Key writes the "Star- Spangled Banner"
  • The American Civil War.

    The American Civil War.
    Details-In 1859 John Brown raided Harper's Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes
  • maryland site

    maryland site
    Longley,Robert. "Facts About the Maryland Colony." thoughtco Scott Kurnit,April 21, 1997.2013.
    https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-the-maryland-colony-103875
    Cunningham,Kevin.The maryland colony.New york:Children's press,2013.print
    miller,Derek L. Maryland the old line state.New york:cavendish Square,2019. Print