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History of Maryland

By amelia4d

  • Leonard Calvert

    Leonard Calvert
    Leonard Calvert made Maryland a colony.

  • representatives

    representatives
    Representatives come from Annapolis to plan the first constitution.

  • Maryland becomes a state

    Maryland becomes a state
    Maryland becomes the seventh state.

  • Francis Scott Key

    Francis Scott Key
    Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner.

  • Phone Lines

    Phone Lines
    The first phonelines link Baltimore and New York.

  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam
    In Sharpsburg the Battle of Antietam kills 23,000 people on both sides.

  • slavery

    slavery
    Maryland outlaws slavery.

  • testing center

    testing center
    The U.S. Army opens its first testing center for weapons.

  • womens rights

    womens rights
    The 19th amendment passes giving women the right to vote.

  • public schools

    public schools
    Baltimore becomes the first large city to combine its schools for black and white students.