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​  Slogan: Come to a very "Merry" land - that is Maryland!!



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**-** **The Longitude of Maryland is 75 and the Lattitude is 37**. ======

- All around Maryland is water.


On Captain Smith's first voyage in that area, he explored Maryland's Nanticoke, Pocomoke, and the Potomac rivers. We named Marland after the beautiful wife of King Charles the first. His wife's name is Queen Henrietta Maria. Maryland was established in 1633, by Lord Baltimore and others, at Baltimore. There were Indians there when the colony was founded. Captain John Smith went on several expeditions from Jamestown. For even more information click the link below. ** [] ​ ** Our colony will become so peaceful and religious in the future, that people from other colonies will want to live here! In our colony there aren't just Catholics there are Protestantsin our town to. The Catholics and the Protestants get to practice religion freely. We are the first colony to established the principle of religious toleration to people of all faiths! If you are very religious, this is the place for you! If you want to be productive then come here! The colony of Maryland is has a great place for farmers. The crops are good and our farmers here already, work hard every day and still have enough time to practice their religious beliefs freely! **
 * __Who Established Maryland?__
 * __What can our colony become?__ **

​__**What are Some of the Big Econmoic Resources?**__ .
 * The Women of the colony grow crops like, corn, beans, pumpkins, and others. They also gather clams, oysters, nuts, strawberries, and raspberries with their children. Our very own Chesapeake Bay is famous for our its oyster fisheries. The women also cooked alot with corn and made bread, stews, and puffed-kernel. Also we have an enourmas amount of tobacco. We have so much of tobacco that you can buy land and objects with it! People from all over come trying to make a fortune growing tobacco, so maybe you can! We mostly grow tobacco but we also find iron to export also. We also have a big natural resource which was wheat. We have a good amount of forestry. We hired black slaves to help our amazing colony grow even more tobacco. The farmers are working on where they could store their own tobacco and then export it to make riches. There are also many great fishers. If you like relaxing or fishing on a boat, this colony is almost totally surrounded by water! Many people like to sail in the waters near and in Maryland. There are also different ways to get around! You can go on horseback or foot or boat! **

__What can Kids Do In Maryland?__ - The children who can afford to go to school focus on school more than other activities. - The other children that couldnt afford school played games like, Hopscotch, pick up sticks, jump rope, puzzles, bow & arrows, ect. - They had very small schools. - when children were young they were tought to trade.  __Diary Entry __ "The land is good, the air wolesome and pleasant, the river affords a safe harbor for ships of any burden, and there is a very bold shore. Fresh water and wood there is in great plenty, and the place so naturally fortified, as with little difficulties it will be defended from any enemy.The soil is so excellent that we cannot set down a foot." By Father Andrew White __What are Some Possible Risks?__ - Many diseases like Malaria and many more have claimed peoples lives. - Most of colonial america have grown tobacco, and it might have made people sick. - There might become to many slaves and not enough colonists.



Work Cited Frandin, Dennis Brindell. "The Maryland Colony."

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