Maryland

__**Maryland**__ Maryland was the sixth of the thirteen colonies. Maryland started out as a dream of George Calvert, who wanted a place where catholics could worship in public. He asked the King of England for a charter but it was given after Goerge Calvet died so Cecilius Calvert carried on his father's dream. When they sailed to what is now Maryland, they arrived in St. Mary's City. They worked made a living by growing tobacco, which was not easy to grow but was their highest selling crop. They relied on agriculture. They were not the first people in "Maryland." The Algonquin Indians were the first people's in "Maryland." When the English came to St. Mary's City, the Algonquin wanted to trade with the English. They were going to trade furs for guns, things like that. The first Governer of St. Mary's City was Leonard Calvert, the brother of Cecilius Calvert.

Book Resources: The Maryland Colony by: Mandy R. Marx The Maryland Colony by: Tamara Britton Internet Resources: http://www.usahistory.info/southern/Maryland.html

Resource: Google (really-Pictures of Maryland. Look it up)

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 * __Colonial Life.__**
 * Maryland was the sixth of the 13 colonies.
 * Only the richest children went to school.


 * __Who had been in that area?__**
 * The first peoples to live in Maryland were the Algonquin Indians.
 * The Algonquin traded with the settlers.

__**Why was Maryland “made?”**__
 * Maryland was “made” because George Calvert (well talk about him later) wanted a place were Catholics could worship in public.


 * __Who Was George Calvert__**
 * George Calvert “made” Maryland.
 * George Calvert was a catholic living in England during the 1600s. At the time Catholics couldn’t worship in public or have government jobs.


 * __How did people make a living?__**
 * They made a living by work and trade.
 * They farmed.
 * There highest selling crop was tobacco
 * It was hard work to plant tobacco.


 * __How Maryland became a colony__**
 * Maryland became a colony in March, 1634.
 * It became a colony because the Charter was given to Cecilius Calvert instead of his father who had died before the charter was given. Leonard Calvert was the first Governor of Maryland. They settled on a small island in the mouth of the Potomac River, paying the Indians in axes, hose, and clothes.

Book Resources: The Maryland Colony by: Mandy R. Marx The Maryland Colony by: Tamara Britton Internet Resources: http://www.usahistory.info/southern/Maryland.html Google (Maryland flag pictures.)