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Maryland.. Have it YOUR way!!!!!! ​By Sarah Pickup and Lindsey Vita

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What is this beautiful land like? Maryland, or MD, also known as "The Tide Waters" has a great geography for growing crops and lots of living space for families.It is located in the Mid Atlantic Region around Virginia and Delaware. It is roughly the size of the European country Belgium The width is 101 sqare miles, the length is 249 sqaure miles, and the total area is 12, 407 sqaure miles.The latitude is 37 degrees North 53', and the longitude is 75 degrees,03' West. The highest point in Maryland is Hoye Crest which is 3,360 ft. The lowest point is The Atlantic Ocean, at zero feet.It is not a very mountainess area, but this is a plus for farming. The percentage of water for our colony is 21%.There is a large range of geography throughout the colony. In the east, there is sand dunes and sea grass. The geography also includes low marshlands and bays, gently rolling hills of dark forest, and pinw groves and mountains. Maryland has rich, fertile soil of about one foot in thickness. Maryland has warm weather and longer growing seasons than the states in the North. Some of the crops grown in Maryland are tobacco, soybeans, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, tomatoes. Here in Maryland, we sell the tobacco and ship it out for a great amount of money in return. Our inland planters stay along the river for this reason. Rivers are a major source of transportation because the boats from England come to collect crops from docks. Lord Baltimore Cecil Calvert

Who founded this colony and when? George Calvert, First Lord Baltimore applied to Charles I for a royal colony and he wanted to call it "The Province of Maryland." After Calvert had died in 1632, they granted the charter for "Maryland Colony" to his son, Cecil on June 20, 1632. It was up to him to govern the colony.He was name Lord Propriter Of Maryland. Men brought their wife, children, and family over to the new world. Cecil sent his brother, Leonard Calvert, to be the first governor for he could not go over himself. Cecil gave his brother a code of laws and rules called " Instructions to Colonists by Lord Baltimore." Cecil was never able to visit his colony because of all the problems in England. Eventually, we built our first settlement and called it Saint Mary. Maryland certainly is an amazing place, if I must say so my self.

Well, how do you make a living? Maryland has a wide range of employment, farming area, and a bright future. Some of our jobs we offer are fishing, farming, lumbering, shipping, raising cattle, slave buyers and slave traders. We also make a lot of money from our large production of tobacco. Some crops we grow are potatoes, yams, tomatoes, corn, tobacco, beans, and sqaush. We do not have a lot of mining, but we make our money through farming. Fishing is also a huge cocept here in Maryland because we have a lot of water surrounding us. Our main fish is the striped bass, because they fill the rivers. Our women here sew, cook, clean, doctor their families, and teach the young girls how to do these tasks. The women cooked over fire in oven brick stoves. Some families can't even afford stoves, so they had to use an open fire. The women have a very exhausting task, although it keeps order and makes our colony one of a kind. Most families in Maryland live in log cabins, but the house can be made out of a wide arrange of materials, due to the amount of money. The men had a very important role of farming, hunting, building homes, and the most important, going to war. Our men here in Maryland fight very hard to protect us and our other colonies. We pay taxes to England and have to follow their rules, but we can practice our own religion. I predict Maryland to have a beautiful, bright future and the more people who come the more successful it will be.

​What are some fun activities that families can do?  In Maryland, there is a bunch of activities for the young ones. We have many markets with wooden dolls for young girls to buy and play with. Children also enjoy playing games together like bobbing for apples, hide and go seek, jump rope, and they also gather sticks and a rock and see who can knock it the furthest. But children don't really have a lot of free time to play because they are working or studying most of the time. A good thing is you can study and practice your own religion. Discipline is very important because our children are our future leaders.Some recreational activities we have are fishing, sailing, kite flying, and hunting. Fishing is a really popular recreation along with hunting. There are so many activities here awaiting you. It certainly is a better choice to come to Maryland! OH NO! What are the possible dangers and risks? Although Maryland is the choice to choose, but as every other place in the world, we do have some minor risks. We have swampy lowlands, and they are filled with bugs and disease. We try to build away from it to prevent disease, because we only want the best for our people. Our settlement in Saint Mary is very far away from it. We also know that we do not have a lot of mountains, which means we do not have a lot of gold. I know that most of you want gold, but it's something we lack and there is nothing we can do it about it. The most important thing is that we are healthy and can practice our own religion. Sometimes, we have indian massacres, but with our advanced technologies and army, we can fight them off. Often we can get into disagreements with the Virginians, but they can be resolved. All of these little things are just precautions that could happen any where, so there is no need to worry. Here are some things people say about Maryland who live here. "The lush green grass, and the rich soil are perfect for my farm" -Sarah Ann, age 57 "The long growing season makes a great harvest, which leaves us with a surplus of food, and money for my family"-Scott Williamsburg, age 79 " I like being able to talk to God in my own way and learn my own religion, without the dreadful king telling me what to do." Mary Lou, age 12

Diary excerpts from our people- 

1634, We have had a rough ride over, but once we've arrived, I felt a special connection to this beautiful land. As soon as my husband, my three children, and I stepped off the boat, our eyes opened wide. There was rich fertile soil, of about 1 foot thick. Tons of farmland and rivers surrounded us. Trees, forests, and hills were everywhere. My husband and I were planning a farm and a home. Now, we had found a land where we could practice our non catholic, non puritan religion. It was pure freedom and paradise at the same time. My life has been amazing since my family and I have arrived. ~May Jones, age 34

1637- Since my wife and I have arrived here in Maryland, we have gotten more money, more food, more land, and more animals. I remember my expression when we stepped off the old boat, it was as if I was relieved from an awful boat ride and my memory had been wiped out from such an awful life in england. I harvest about 17 crops a year now and we have a surplus of goods. Our house is made out of wood and there is space for my big family. Outside we have our farm and a small stream for bathing. I most always come home with a clean hunt, and after every harvest we have enough food surplus to have a feast. The growing season is amazingly long. Life in Maryland is fantastic. ~Jonathan Smith, age 43

1640- Here in Maryland, my family has gotten so much more freedom and money. Back in England, we were poor and treated miserably. I worked for many people along with my mother, father, and 2 sisters. As soon as we came to Maryland, Papa started a farm and hunting, and we had enough food to have enough left over. Mama has enough time to sew, cook, clean, and teach us how to read and write. She also teaches us a different version of religion, which my family believes in and we could not practice it back in England. Now I have an education, am well fed, and my family has enough money to make a home. Maryland is great! ~Annabelle Clark, age 9 

Prediction- As I look in to the future I see the colony of Maryland is going to be the most sucessful out of all the other colonies. It has very bright future with nothing going to stop it from developing to it's fullest. Maryland is very wealthy when it comes to it geography and this is going to help us grow stronger and richer as a community. We have had many people working in the farms growing tobacco and many other crops for our own use and we have been also been shipping some of our crops out from our docks on the rivers. We have officially just set up a government so when you are ready to move here everything is going to be in perfect order for you to come and enjoy a new life with free roam of practicing religion!

Obviously, people young and old enjoy Maryland, and I'm sure if you come over you will see the fantastic difference! Maryland is certainly the choice to go with because you have more freedom in so many ways. All we want to do is make you happy, so Maryland is the way to go! Maryland..Have it YOUR way!!! // Works Cited // [] //Fradin Brindell, Dennis// //"The Maryland Colony// [] [|__http://mymarylandgenealogy.com/index.html__] http://www.essortment.com/all/coloniallifeco_rndd.htm [] http://www.usahistory.info/southern/Maryland.html []