reasons for/date of founding
Maryland was founded so Catholics could practice their religion freely. Maryland was founded in 1633.
economy
Maryland concentrated on agriculture and developed the plantations that exported tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit and livestock. The Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the plantations. The plantations grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, indigo, and other crops. Some of the plantations were big and consisted of the main house, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmith's shop, laundry, smokehouse and barns which made the plantations to large degree, self-sufficient. Crops were traded for items that could not be produced on the plantations including shoes, lace, thread, and farm tools.
geography
Maryland has Coastal plains, peidmont plateau, and the Blue Ridge, separated by the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland is about 250 miles long and 90 miles wide with approximately 9,837 square miles of land area.
government
By 1775 Maryland was governed as a Propriety Colony. A Propriety Colony is a colony is granted by the English Crown to one or more proprietors who had full governing rights.
Celebrity/important residents
- NAME: Hariet Tubman
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1820
- DEATH DATE: March 10, 1913
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Dorchester County,Maryland
- PLACE OF DEATH: Auburn, New York
- ORIGINALLY: Araminta Harriet Ross
- NAME: Kevin Durant
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player
- BIRTH DATE: September 29, 1988
- EDUCATION: Montrose Christian School, Oak Hill Academy, National Christian Academy
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Suitland, Maryland
religion
Maryland was not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists, Catholics, Anglicans and others. Refer to Religion in the colonies. Religious toleration, which already existed by charter, was further established by a law of the Maryland Assembly, of April 2, 1649.
Residency requirements
Have to be Baptist, Catholic, or Anglican.
target residents
Would meet religious requirements. Now how to work on plantation and farm.
Founding documents
Bibliography
"Kevin Durant Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.
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