Province of Maryland

Province of Maryland

The charter for Maryland Colony, a English territory in North America, was granted to Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore on June 20, 1632. The charter had been granted first to Calvert's father, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, but the father had died before it could be executed. The charter of the Province of Maryland was signed by King Charles I of England.

Maryland colony is sometimes described as one of the Middle Colonies and sometimes described as one of the Southern Colonies. Maryland was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence from Britain in 1776.

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Colonial history of Maryland