Colony Project
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
COLONY TYPE
Maryland is a british colony given a charter by their king because in the British empire all land was he kings, and it was his prerogative to divide
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PURPOSE
It was founded by lord baltimore and other catholics for religious freedom
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SETTELERS
- Two small ships called the "ark and the dove" brought 140 settlers to Maryland on nov. 22, 1633
- Types of settlers consisted of roman catholic, and the majority were protestant
- They arrived in Maryland sometime in 1634
- Problems the settlers faced on their ships were rats, illnesses, and people against their goals
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GOVERNMENT
- Marylands government is based on a written compact known as the constitution of Maryland.
- The state had four constitutions, each containing a declaration of rights
- Maryland welcomed everyone to their colony
- The relationship between the indians and tne settlers was very nice, they got along just fine.
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