Maryland

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 * Date Founded || June 30, 1632 ||
 * Founded By || Lord Baltimore (Cecil Calvert) ||
 * Purpose of colony(Reason for founding the colony) || They wanted to have freedom of religion, to grow wealthy by what they wanted to do and be able to vote. ||
 * Type of Colony || Maryland was the first proprietary colony, the calverts were owers of the lands and they were catholics. ||
 * Primary Economic Activities || Tobacco, Manufacturing and Agriculture was very popular and profitable in Maryland. Corn, wheat and rice greatly produced here. ||
 * Major Events/People/Key Ideas || In 1649 Maryland passed the Toleration Act which stated that any Christian who believes in Jesus Christ should no longer be harmed. In 1664 slavery was allowed by law in this country. In 1727 The Maryland Gazette was founded, which is the oldest newspaper that is still being published to this day. ||
 * Date it became a Royal Colony || It became a royal colony in 1689 when the Calverts fell to the prodestent association. ||

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